This article from The Audubon Magazine discusses the new discovery of tall trees by Becking along Redwood Creek and offers a comparison of some of the tallest tree species in the world.
This newspaper describes Becking's discovery of the tallest Redwood yet found near Redwood Creek, still outside of the boundary of the proposed Redwood National Park.
These two newspaper clippings describe a grant awarded to Becking and the awarding of additional funds in order to study the "ecology of the coastal Redwood forests in Northern California and the impact of the 1964 floods on Redwood vegetation. "
This headline story describes the results of the 1972 Arcata city council election that had especially high turnout, an election that Rudolph Becking won.
This clipping describes Rudolf Becking as a professor and city councilman as well as a somewhat "controversial figure." It includes a short humorous anecdote about Becking as a court witness.