University of California Natural Reserve System

history & archive project

Norden Cheatham

This collection consists of inactive administrative and other materials generated at the NRS systemwide office. It contains a wide range of materials, including UC system and campus meeting minutes, budget, fund-raising, and financial documents, donor...View Record

This collection consists of miscellaneous slides of NRS activities and personnel, including photos of students and class activities, landscape and wildlife photos, and photos of NRS facilities. Of particular note is a series of photos related to...View Record

This collection consists of administration and management documents for UC Irvine NRS reserves and projects. Most files were created by William Bretz, the reserve manager of San Joaquin Marsh Reserve (SJM). The collection describes the important role...View Record

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. This collection includes five series.

The Local...View Record

This collection consists of Kenneth S. Norris's files from his involvement with the Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve (LHBC), Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center (SGM), Santa Cruz Island Reserve (SCI), and Año Nuevo Island Reserve (ANI),...View Record

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). Davenport is affiliated...View Record

This collection consists of administrative documents for UCLA pertaining to the Stunt Ranch Reserve and other NRS business. Created in large part by Mildred Mathias, a UCLA professor, founding NRS figure, and chair of the...View Record

This collection, created by former reserve director John Smiley, contains administrative files for the Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve (LHBC). These include correspondence, reference materials, reprints, data, and reserve use waivers. These files provide insight into...View Record