The history and development of UCMP
Excerpts from a paper researched and written in 2004 by Professor Jere Lipps. A six-part series.

• The foundations of paleontology in California and at Berkeley (1843-1874)
  Fossil discoveries and the Geological Survey of California

• The impact of Joseph LeConte (1869-1901)
  The first lectures on natural history and the growth of collections

• A paleontology program develops (1894-1950)
  The influence of John Merriam and Annie Alexander

• Growing pains (1920-1940)
  UCMP is born out of a department in turmoil

• Post-World War II prosperity (1940-1960)
  Berkeley becomes a center for paleontology

• Biology and public outreach (1960-present)
  The biological sciences reorganizes and UCMP increases its visibility

Important figures in the history of UCMP

• John C. Merriam (1869-1945)
  Vertebrate paleontologist

• Annie Montague Alexander (1867-1950)
  Benefactress of UCMP

• Ralph Works Chaney (1890-1971)
  Paleobotanist

• Robert Minssen Kleinpell (1905-1986)
  Micropaleontologist and biostratigrapher

• William Gordon Huff (1903-1993)
  Sculptor, 1939-1949 Golden Gate International Exposition

• Samuel P. Welles (1909-1997)
  Vertebrate paleontologist; over 60 years with UCMP

• UCMP directors

• Bruce L. Clark (1880-1945), first director of UCMP

• William D. Matthew (1871-1930), second director of UCMP

• Charles L. Camp (1893-1975), third director of UCMP

• Ruben A. Stirton (1901-1966), fourth director of UCMP

• Donald E. Savage (1917-1999), fifth director of UCMP

• Joseph T. Gregory (1914-2007), sixth director of UCMP

• William B.N. Berry, seventh director of UCMP

• William A. Clemens, Jr., eighth director of UCMP

• Jere H. Lipps, ninth director of UCMP

Historic adventures in the field
Photos and descriptions of important UCMP fossil-collecting expeditions

• John C. Merriam's 1905 "Saurian Expedition"
  A photographic account by Annie M. Alexander

UCMP archival collections
Historical photos, library holdings, letters and correspondence, field notes, etc.