UC Nature

history & archive project

Photographs

Al Allanson Collection

Collection consists of the personal materials of Al Allanson, an amateur oceanographer and adventurer. Allanson was a contemporary of Karl Hubbs and Jacques Cousteau, and was one of the first people to dive with an aqua lung. Read more…
Año Nuevo Elephant Seal Data Collection

This collection consists of data and research documents related to elephant seals at the Año Nuevo Island Reserve (ANI). Read more…
Bennett Desert Club Collection

This collection traces the history of the Desert Club, now the Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center, from its 1950 founding through various ownerships before joining the NRS. Read more…
Big Creek Reserve Director’s Collection

This collection, created by former reserve director John Smiley, contains administrative files for the Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve (LHBC). Read more…
Big Creek Reserve Management Collection

This collection contains administrative and management files for the Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve (LHBC). Read more…
Bodega Marine Reserve Director’s Collection

This collection includes administrative files on Bodega Marine Reserve’s operations, planning, and partnerships with BML and other organizations. Read more…
Bodega Marine Reserve Research Coordinator and Manager’s Collection

This collection contains the files and materials of the Bodega Marine Reserve (BMR) Research Coordinator. Read more…
Boyd Deep Canyon Historical Materials Collection

This collection contains photographs, clippings, correspondence, and ephemera documenting the early history of Boyd Deep Canyon (BDC) reserve, mostly from the 1960s-80s. Read more…
Boyd Deep Canyon Photo Collection

This collection contains photographic prints and negatives taken by Wilbur Mayhew and slide photographs taken by Lloyd Tevis. Read more…
Boyd Deep Canyon Reserve Director’s Collection

This collection contains materials collected by the Boyd Deep Canyon (BDC) Reserve’s directors. Read more…
Bretz UC Irvine Collection

This collection consists of administration and management documents for UC Irvine NRS reserves and projects. Read more…
Davenport Año Nuevo Island Collection

This collection consists of Steve Davenport’s files pertaining to Año Nuevo Island Reserve (ANI) and, to a lesser extent, Younger Lagoon Reserve (YLR) and the UC Santa Cruz Campus Natural Reserve (CNR). Read more…
Granite Mountains Photograph Collection

This collection consists of slide photographs from the Jack and Marilyn Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center (SGM). Read more…
Hastings Large Format Document Collection

This collection consists of maps and other large format documents pertaining to the Frances Simes Hastings Natural History Reservation Read more…
Hastings Management Collection

This collection consists of administrative records for the Frances Simes Hastings Natural History Reservation, the oldest UC natural reserve. Read more…
Lloyd Tevis Deep Canyon Papers

This collection contains Lloyd Tevis’s papers from his role as the first reserve director for the Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center. Read more…
Margaret Fusari UC Santa Cruz Collection

This collection consists of Margaret Fusari’s records pertaining to NRS and reserve administration, research, and activities at UC Santa Cruz. Fusari was the former UCSC NRS administrative director. Read more…
McLaughlin Natural Reserve Photograph, Maps, and Historical Materials Collection

This collection contains assorted documents, images, and other unique materials pertaining to the Donald and Sylvia McLaughlin Natural Reserve, the Homestake Mining Company’s McLaughlin Gold Mine, and the long-term history of this site. Read more…
Motte Rimrock Administrative Collection

This collection consists of administrative documents for the Motte Rimrock Reserve and its satellites: the Box Springs and Emerson Oaks reserves. Read more…
Motte Rimrock Slide Photo Collection

This collection consists of slide photographs pertaining to the Motte Rimrock Reserve and its satellites: the Box Springs and Emerson Oaks reserves. Read more…