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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Collected Notes, Lists, and Catalogs on Birds, 1839, 1849-1851, 1855-1987
Summary
- Collection ID:
- SIA.FARU7215
- Creators:
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National Museum of Natural History
- Dates:
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1839, 1849-1851, 1855-1987
- Languages:
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English
- Physical Description:
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4.94 cu. ft. (8 document boxes) (1 half document box) (1 16x20 box)
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Descriptive Entry
Descriptive Entry
This collection contains manuscript notes, lists, and catalogs concerning bird specimens. The catalogs are the primary documentation for many of the specimens of the Division of Birds. Although they vary in content, as a general rule they contain specimen-related data including catalogs of specimens collected, dates, localities, tag numbers, measurements, and remarks on the specimens. Less frequently, they contain journal entries of the collector describing field activities, affairs of the day, anthropological observations, personal financial accounts, and other personal matters. Also included is an edited manuscript on Arctic birds, apparently compiled from the notes of Bernard Rogan Ross, Roderick Ross MacFarlane, Robert Kennicott, and others.
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Using the Collection
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7215, National Museum of Natural History, Collected Notes, Lists, and Catalogs on Birds
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Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Ross, Bernard Rogan | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
MacFarlane, R. (Roderick), 1833-1920 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Kennicott, Robert, 1835-1866 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
United States National Museum. Division of Birds | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ornithology | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ornithologists | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Field notes | Genre/Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Manuscripts | Genre/Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Journals (accounts) | Genre/Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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