William Dunlap Sargent Falconry papers, 1927-1965

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William Dunlap Sargent Falconry papers, 1927-1965

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Includes correspondence concerning falconry, including letters to a young falconer (1947-1948) containing much information on the sport; photographs of hawks and falcons Sargent trained as hunters; drawings of hawks and falcons; and diagrams of furniture and fittings used in falconry.

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Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

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Sargent, William Dunlap, 1908-1965

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Illustrator, professor of limnology, ornithology. William Dunlap Sargent, an authority on falconry, studied ornithology at Cornell University under Arthur A. Allen, graduating in 1931, receiving an M.S. in 1933 and a Ph.D. in 1936. He taught limnology and ecology at Cornell, 1932-1936, and taught limnology and ornithology at City College of New York. He also illustrated books on biology and was a bird artist. From the description of Falconry papers, 1927-1965...