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NCC: Terrence Marsh Biology Research Trips slide collection

 Collection
Identifier: NCCA-C085

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

Contact:
North Central College
Oesterle Library
320 S. School Street
Naperville IL 60540 USA
6306375714