Papers, 1797-1959.

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Papers, 1797-1959.

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Papers containing letters, research notes, diaries, receipts, photographs, printed materials, family histories and biographies on Harris. The bulk of this collection contains Harris' correspondence with other prominent naturalists, his research notes and diaries from trips on the Missouri River and to Florida, and information concerning the introduction of the Percheron draft horse to the United States. The remainder of the collection consists of family records, and photographs, including ambrotypes of family members, letters to Harris' wife Mary Ustick Harris, a daguerreotype of Edward Harris, the estate papers of Edward Harris I (1754-1822) and some financial records. There are also several examples of Indian clothing and other articles collected by Edward Harris from his western trip that are located in ADAH's museum collections.

3.33 cubic ft. (6 archives boxes and 1 oversized archives box).

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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SNAC Resource ID: 6736665

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Harris, Edward, b1851.

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Harris, Mary Ustick, 1822-1900.

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Audubon, John Woodhouse, 1812-1862

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John James Audubon (1785-1851), known as the American Woodsman, is a legend as a naturalist and bird artist. He was not the first person to attempt to paint and describe all the birds in America, but his unique technique of depicting his subjects dramatically contributed to his renown. His technique of painting freshly killed specimens surrounded by their natural habitats added a wealth of knowledge to the emerging discipline of ornithology in the nineteenth century. Aud...

Townsend, John Kirk, 1809-1851

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Ornithologist. From the description of Vocabularies of some of the Indian tribes of N. Western America : manuscript notebooks, 1835 September. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982831 John Kirk Townsend was a naturalist. From the description of Vocabularies of the Okonagan, Attnaha, and Walla Walla languages, [and] Vocabularies of the languages of Indians inhabiting N.W. America, 1834-1836. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122439925 ...

Audubon, John James, 1785-1851

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Naturalist, ornithologist, and artist, known for his Birds of America. From the description of Letters received, 1831-1853. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56506202 Audubon was an American artist and ornithologost. From the guide to the John James Audubon letters and drawings, 1805-1892 (inclusive), 1805-1847 (bulk)., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) John James Audubon was a painter and ornithologist. Born in ...

Audubon, Victor Gifford.

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Harris family.

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Ustick family.

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Harlan, Richard, 1769-1843.

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Philadelphia naturalist and physician. From the description of ALS : Philadelphia, to Francis Markoe, 1842 July 3. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122690104 ...

Trudeau, James.

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Bachman, John, 1790-1874

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American naturalist. From the description of On the different species of Hares (Genus Lepidus) inhabiting the U.S. of America : autograph manuscripts, one signed "Actophilus", 1832 Nov. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270135758 The Reverend John Bachman was a minister at St. John's Lutheran Church in Charleston, S.C. From the description of Letter, 1862. (College of Charleston). WorldCat record id: 50777192 The Reverend John Bachman was a minister at S...

Harris, Edward, 1799-1863

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Edward Harris (1799-1863), born in Moorestown, New Jersey, was a gentleman farmer interested in birds. He met John James Audubon in 1824 and accompanied him on his 1843 expedition to the Upper Missouri and Yellowstone. From the description of Letter: to Dr. John J. Spencer /by Edward Harris, 1843 Dec. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702689038 Edward Harris, 1797-1863, was an ornithologist, naturalist, and friend of John James Audubon, accompanying him on a variety of expediti...

Harris, Edward, 1754-1822.

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Peale, Titian Ramsay, 1799-1885

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Titian Ramsay Peale was a naturalist, explorer, and artist. From the description of Sketches, 1817-1875, [n.d.]. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122624313 From the description of Correspondence, 1820-1868. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122523569 From the guide to the Titian Ramsay Peale correspondence, 1820-1868, 1820-1868, (American Philosophical Society) Painter and naturalist. From...