Ornithology accession record for the State Historical and Natural History Society of Colorado 1898-1900

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Ornithology accession record for the State Historical and Natural History Society of Colorado 1898-1900

This collection consists of one bound volume of ornithology accession records from the State Historical and Natural History Society of Colorado.

1 volume; note about contents

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SNAC Resource ID: 6402010

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State Historical and Natural History Society of Colorado

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Ferril, Will C.

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The Colorado Historical Society was founded in 1879 as the State Historical and Natural History Society of Colorado (SHNHSC). Its first curator and, at first, its sole employee was Will C. Ferril, an avid collector of artifacts and, apparently, a naturalist with an interest in birds. Ferril, who is known among other things for amassing a large collection of Spanish-American War artifacts for the historical society, kept ornithology accession records that later came to the Colorado M...