Reading Nature, Observing Science: Examining Material Practices in the Lick Observatory Archives and Kenneth S. Norris Papers

Velvet Cases

The first velvet case contains a chest of slides from Norris's slide collection. This chest has a handwritten inventory, although there is a notable discrepancy between the actual slides in the chest and the titles listed on the inventory sheet. Twelve of the slides from the chest are featured in the listed images. They document various species of lizards, snakes, frogs, and toads, as well as desert habitats throughout California, New Mexico, and Baja California. As the majority of these slides are dated 1948, they are representative of Norris's work in desert ecology during his studies at UCLA. These velvet cases also contain atlases from UCSC Special Collections that pertain to the theme of Reading Nature.

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  1. Reading Nature, Observing Science Alex Moore

Contents of this path:

  1. Slide Chest
  2. Untitled slide of lizard hatchling, undated
  3. Lampropeltis getula californiae, San Francisquito Canyon, 1948
  4. Crotaphytus collaris, Oscura Mountains, New Mexico, 1948
  5. Hyla regilla, East Fk. San Gabriel, 1948
  6. Pushawalla Oasis, Riverside Co., California, 1948
  7. Cnemidophorus grahami, New Mexico, 1948
  8. Crotalus molossus, Oscura Mountains, New Mexico, 1948
  9. Sperry Canyon Dunes, San Bernardino Co., undated
  10. Bufo cognatus, Socorro, New Mexico, 1948
  11. Coluber taeniatus, Socorro, New Mexico, 1948
  12. Phrynosoma cornutum, Jornada del Muerto, New Mexico, 1948
  13. Waterhole near Cataviña, Baja California, undated
  14. Atlas des champignons comestibles et vénéneux (Atlas of edible and poisonous mushrooms), Dufour, L. (Léon), Paris, 1891
  15. Atlas coelestis, Reverend John Flamsteed, London, 1729