Lawrence H. Walkinshaw Papers,
1930-1990

Summary
Collection ID:
SIA.FA91-071
Dates:
1930-1990
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Descriptive Entry
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of correspondence, field notes, photographs, negatives, clippings, and slides relating to Lawrence H. Walkinshaw's ornithological research, especially on cranes. Also included are copies of his dissertation, as well as his books Kirkland's Warbler: The Natural History of an Endangered Species, 1983 and Cranes of the World, 1973.
Historical Note
Historical Note
Lawrence H. Walkinshaw (1904-1993) graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 1929. Though a dentist by training, he was a leading authority on cranes on which he published 61 articles and two books: The Sandhill Cranes (1949) and Cranes of the World (1973). He described the Canadian sandhill crane (Grus canadensis rowani) in 1965. He published on other species as well, most notably Kirtland's warbler.
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 91-071, Lawrence H. Walkinshaw Papers
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Kirkland's Warbler: The Natural History of an Endangered Species (Monograph : 1983) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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