Smithsonian Institution Archives

Records, 1922-1949

Summary

Collection ID:
SIA.FARU7110
Creators:
Baird Ornithological Club of Washington, D.C.
Dates:
1922-1949
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Introduction

Introduction
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.

Descriptive Entry

Descriptive Entry
These records include minutes of the Club's meetings which were held several times each year. Meetings of the Club were not just meetings of a board, but also rather informal meetings of the membership. The minutes of the meetings often record discussions being carried on by members or guests.

Historical Note

Historical Note
The Baird Ornithological Club was founded in 1922 by a group of Washington ornithologists for the advancement of Ornithological knowledge, and the furtherance of good fellowship among the members. The founders of the Club were: William Bonar Bell, Albert Kenrick Fisher, Henry Corbin Fuller, Edward Alphonso Goldman, Walter Cleaveland Henderson, Ned Hollister, Arthur H. Howell, Hartley H. T. Jackson, Edwin R. Kalmbach, Frederick C. Lincoln, Waldo Lee McAtee, Edward William Nelson, Harry Church Oberholser, Theodore Sherman Palmer, Edward Alexander Preble, Charles Wallace Richmond, Joseph H. Riley, Leonhard Stejneger, Bradshaw Hall Swales, Alexander Wetmore, and Robert White Williams.

Administration

Author
Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives

Using the Collection

Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7110, Baird Ornithological Club of Washington, D.C., Records

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Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fisher, A. K. (Albert Kenrick), 1856-1948 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Stejneger, Leonhard, 1851-1943 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bell, W. B. (William Bonar), 1877-1949 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fuller, Henry Corbin, 1879- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Goldman, Edward Alphonso, 1873-1946 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Henderson, Walter Cleaveland Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hollister, N. (Ned), 1876-1924 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Howell, Arthur H. (Arthur Holmes), 1872-1940 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Jackson, Hartley H. T. (Hartley Harrad Thompson), 1881-1976 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kalmbach, E. R. (Edwin Richard), 1884-1972 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lincoln, Frederick Charles, 1892-1960 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
McAtee, W. L. (Waldo Lee), 1883-1962 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Nelson, Edward William, 1855-1934 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Oberholser, Harry C. (Harry Church), 1870-1963 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Palmer, T. S. (Theodore Sherman), 1868-1955 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Preble, Edward Alexander, 1871-1957 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Richmond, Charles Wallace, 1868-1932 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Riley, Joseph Harvey, 1873-1941 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Swales, Bradshaw Hall, 1875- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Williams, R. W. (Robert White), 1877-1940 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Baird Ornithological Club of Washington, D.C. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ornithology Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ornithologists Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Black-and-white photographs Genre/Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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