NCC: Terrence Marsh Biology Research Trips slide collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of roughly 800-900 color slides taken by biology professor, Terrence Marsh, from 1971-1998. These slides are from IL, NM, AZ, TX, TN, MS, AL, LA, AR, FL, and Honduras. The images consist of maps, landscapes, activities, and students working while on the trip. Professor Marsh has identified the people and subjects on each slide. The slides were organized by Terrence Marsh in metal boxes by each trip and by region of the United States.
Dates
- 1971 - 1998
Biographical / Historical
Terrence Marsh, a professor of biology at North Central College from 1969-2002, received the Harold and Eva White Distinguished Professor in the Liberal Arts in 1998. In over thirty years at the college, Marsh was well-known for taking his students on research trips across the country. These trips were taken over interim, spring break, and other various college breaks. Professor Marsh took groups of ecology and biology students to study many different eco-systems including deserts, marine, and marshlands. The group’s destinations included: New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Orland Park, Cook County, Lisle, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Honduras, Alabama, Florida, and Arkansas. The groups visited places such as the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, the Grand Canyon National Park, and the Gulf Coast Research Facility.
Extent
.42 Linear Feet (1 manuscript, letter-sized box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Maintained donor’s original organization scheme: first by region (ex. American Southwest or Gulf of Mexico), then chronologically by trip
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Terrence Marsh in 2011.
Processing Information
Organized by trip by Terrence Marsh, the slides were placed in chronological order within each trip. Each trip has been left in the original order as it was placed in the metal box. Each box was organized by region (ex. American Southwest or Gulf of Mexico), then chronologically by trip.
- Title
- NCC: Terrence Marsh Biology Research Trips slide collection, 1971-1998
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kimberly Jacobsen Butler, Archivist; Kellie Bolster, Archives Student Assistant, 2011 Reclassified by Rebecca Skirvin, Archivist, ca. 2017
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the North Central College Archives Repository
North Central College
Oesterle Library
320 S. School Street
Naperville IL 60540 USA
6306375714
archives@noctrl.edu