Ornithology
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Alexander Wilson, Copper plates
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0427
Scope and Contents
Engraved copper plates from which 10 of the illustrations of Wilson's American Ornithology were printed, namely pls. 1-5, 7-9 of vol. 1 and pls. 10-11 of v. 2. 26 x 33 cm. These were engraved by Alexander Lawson and are accompanied by a carbon of the letter of appreciation of the Academy to the donor.
Dates:
1808-1810
Arthur Cleveland Bent Correspondence to Witmer Stone
Collection — Box Small Collections 12
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0550
Scope and Contents
Collection of letters written from Bent to Witmer Stone, concerning ornithological topics.
Dates:
1903-1937
Delaware Valley Ornithological Club records
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0074
Scope and Contents
Includes constitution, minutes, lists and photographs of members, treasurer's reports, programs, scrapbook of activities, 1890-99, and general historical papers and correspondence.Signers of letters and documents: Baily, William L. (14) 1890-1900; Baker, Charles H. 1900; Batchelder, C. F. 1892; Bendix, Charles E. 1892; Bicknell, Eugene P. 1895; Bishop, Louis B. 1898; Bissegger, John B. 1896; Buller, W. H. (2) 1895-98; Bush, Walter D. 1898; Chapman, Frank M. 1894; Cope, Francis...
Dates:
1884 - 2003
Henry Weed Fowler Papers
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0031
Scope and Contents
Collection of papers produced by and about Henry Weed Fowler and his work at the Academy of Natural Sciences as an ichthyologist and his research on fishes as well as birds and reptiles.
Dates:
1893-1985
John Kirk Townsend Papers
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0404
Scope and Contents
Ornithologist and explorer. The papers in this collection all refer to his experiences when accompanying Captain Wyeth across the Rocky Mountains. Captain Wyeth undertook the journey for the Columbia River Fishing and
Trading Company to establish trading posts beyond the Rockies. Townsend's trip, in the company of Thomas Nuttall was extended to the Sandwich Islands. He returned to the Columbia River, collecting birds there, returning to the
Islands, and eventually back to Philadelphia by way...
Dates:
1834-1839
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
Pennsylvania Audubon Society, Papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0398
Scope and Contents
A Society by this name was incorporated in 1886, was active in furthering
the study of ornithology and in the field of education in the protection of wild
birds, Interest died after a few years and the Society practically ceased to
exist. In 1896 another Society was founded, whose seal gave its name as the
"Audubon Society of Pennsylvania." This second society was not incorporated,
but followed the same line of interest and actually became known as the
"Pennsylvania Audubon Society," even...
Dates:
1886-1937
Earl Lincoln Poole papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0458
Scope and Contents
The Earl Lincoln Poole papers house records created by Poole in the study of ornithology and related disciplines, and his illustrations for Academy collaborations. The collection dates from 1915 to 1972 and contains paintings, illustrations, printing blocks, rough drafts, notes, maps, field notes, correspondence, index cards, photographs, slides, newspaper clippings, and ephemera. These materials document Poole's work as an illustrator for Academy ornithologists, his efforts to document the...
Dates:
1915 - 1972
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
Witmer Stone papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0072
Scope and Contents
The Witmer Stone papers document Stone’s research and his expansive network of scientific colleagues. This collection is arranged into four series: “I. Correspondence,” “II. Professional organizations,” “III. Graphic materials,” and “IV. Writings and notes.Series “I. Correspondence” is arranged alphabetically, and contains letters between Stone and other ornithologists regarding bird species, article submissions for The Auk, and other related...
Dates:
undated