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Elden H. Vestal papers
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.
Photograph collection on Pancho Villa
The collection consists mainly of photographs of Francisco “Pancho” Villa, a Mexican Revolutionary general and prominent figure during the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century. Photographs in the collection include portraits of Villa, Villa with his troops and other military figures, Villa's murder in 1923, and photographs of Villa’s family.
Vernor Vinge papers
This collection contains correspondence, science fiction convention programs, and a floppy disk from science fiction author Vernor Vinge. The correspondence mostly concerns other authors and publishers sending Vinge their works for his review or comments.
Peter Vorster papers
This collection contains articles and press clippings collected by San Francisco Bay Area-based hydrogeographer Peter Vorster. Vorster's research focuses on California's water resources, and water and environmental conflicts in the Eastern Sierra (Mono Lake and the Owens Valley).
Waikiki, Oahu Historical Photograph collection
C.B. Waite photographs
The collection consists of approximately 200 black and white photographs of various cities, buildings, historic sites, people, events, and places in Mexico taken by photographer C.B. (Charles Betts) Waite in the early 20th century.
Walker River Flood Control records
James M. Wallace papers
This collection contains articles, plaques, certificates, news clippings, brochures, photographs, slides and other material from James M. Wallace's tenure as professor of Plant Pathology at the University of California, Riverside. The bulk of the papers consist of articles written by Wallace regarding citrus virus diseases and materials related to his founding and participation in the International Organization of Citrus Virologists (IOCV).
W.L. Wallace slide collection
The collection consists of around 3000 photograph slides collected by W.L. Wallace depicting the American Southwest, mainly focusing on California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado. Slides in the collection show mostly natural landmarks and scenery, in addition to monuments, historical sites, and national parks.
William E. Warne papers
The collection consists primarily of speeches by Warne during his tenure as Director of the California Dept. of Water Resources, 1961-1966; also includes miscellaneous correspondence and articles written by Warne during this period.