Papers. 1847-1987.

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Papers. 1847-1987.

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The papers include awards, biographical notes, conference proceedings, correspondence, invitations, local histories, manuscripts, minutes, newspaper cuttings, notebooks, obituaries, photographs, publications, reports, reviews, submissions and technical notes, mostly to do with natural history and conservation issues. Significant parts of the collection are his correspondence (1926-1988) and reports by various authors (1847-1986).

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Serventy, D. L. (Dominic Louis), 1904-1988

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Ornithologist. Born in Kalgoorlie in 1904. He was educated there and at the University of Western Australia, where he obtained a degree majoring in Zoology. He was awarded a scholarship to Cambridge University, and there obtained his doctorate. Returning to Australia, he worked with the CSIRO in Melbourne, specialising in ornithology, and later continued this work in Perth. He achieved world-wide fame as Australia's best known ornithologist, and his "Handbook of Australian sea birds", written wi...