Ornithology
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Ornithology Department Records
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0054
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of catalogs, information about special collections within our holdings, lists of birds offered for sale, donated, exchanged or discarded, various working notes of the curators, personnel of the department,
and general notes. The persons most concerned in this material are John Cassin, Elliott Coues, William A. Kite, Spencer Trotter, Mr. Hill and Wharton Huber, with Witmer Stone adding the later personal touches to the material describing our bird collection. Not only...
Dates:
1863-2010
Samuel Nicholson Rhoads, Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0421
Scope and Contents
Naturalist, ornithologist, mammalogist, book dealer and businessman, Samuel Rhoads wrote particularily on the local fauna of birds and mammals. The journals of his various expeditions contain mostly natural history data. Those written from Ecuador and Guatemala include also information about the countries. He was a founder of the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club, its Secretary and later its President.
Dates:
1890-1934