Davis, William, Commissioner for repairing Rye harbour

Epithet: Commissioner for repairing Rye harbour

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000213.0x0002a1

Dr. William A. Davis (1908 - 1999) was an accomplished physician and avid birdwatcher. During World War II, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire for his service and was one of the first outside doctors to witness the conditions in the German consentration camps. After the war, he worked in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado. In 1972 Dr. Davis was transferred to Tucson, Arizona to set up a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program at the local VA hospital. This life member of the American Ornithologists' Union retired from medicine in 1975 and began his studies of bird distribution. His interest in the interrelationships between birds and their habitats and migration patterns is vividly apparent in his collection of papers. Dr. Davis was a very active member of the Tucson Audubon Society. In addition to serving as president from 1976 - 1979, He served as a field trip leader, speaker, committee chairman, newsletter columnist and vice president. He worked with Dr. Stephen Russell, another committed member of the society, on several projects including "Checklist of Birds of Southeastern Arizona" and the first (1979), second (1984) and third (1990) editions of Birds of Southeastern Arizona. Profits from this endeavor have gone exclusively to the Tucson Audubon Society. He died in Tucson at the age of 91.

From the description of Papers of William Davis, 1969-1984. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 53049343

Belcourt, North Dakota.

From the description of Papers, [ca. 1910] (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 17732693

A Quaker resident of Virginia.

From the description of Personal narrative [manuscript], 1779. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647851964

From the description of Personal narrative, 1779. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32959897

Medical student at the University of Virginia, originally from Lynchburg, Va.

From the description of Notebook of medical studies [manuscript], 1832-1834. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647874716

New York farmer.

From the description of Letter, 1820. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553414