John L. Sperry negatives

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MS-431

Staff Only

Collection Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 20 albums with negatives and 3 reels of film taken by Riverside resident and lepidopterist John L. Sperry from 1916-1931. The negatives mostly were taken during vacations, and depict natural areas and parks throughout the United States.

Dates

Creation: 1916-1931

Creator

Sperry, John L., 1894-1954 (Person)

Languages

The collection is in English.

Access

This collection is unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections & University Archives regarding the availability of materials for research use.

Publication Rights

Copyright Unknown: Some material in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Biographical Note

John L. Sperry was born in Rhode Island in 1894, and attended Brown University. He moved to Riverside, California, with his wife Grace H. Sperry in 1925, where she worked as a naturalist and he became one of the leading lepidopterists in the United States. He passed away in 1954 at the age of 60.