Elden H. Vestal papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: WRCA-021

Staff Only

Collection Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence, articles, press clippings, maps, and photographs regarding the professional life of Elden H. Vestal, a fisheries biologist who worked for the California Department of Fish and Game. Vestal worked in the Mono Basin from 1939-1950, and played a role in legal proceedings regarding Mono Lake in the 1980s and 1990s. The collection focuses on Mono Lake and other Eastern Sierra lakes and rivers.

Dates

Creation: circa 1937-1998

Creator

Vestal, Elden (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 materials in these collections 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.

Extent

5.0 Linear Feet (5 boxes)

Additional Description

Abstract

Acquisition Information

Provenance unknown.

Collection Number

Collection number updated February 2019. Legacy collection number was WR 13 03. This change was part of a project in 2018/2019 to update the collection numbers for collections in the Water Resources Collections and Archives.