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Papers, 1865-1919 (inclusive) 1875-1919 (bulk).

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Papers include diaries,1865-1919, journals,1871-1919, and notebooks in which Brewster recorded observations of birds, their habitats and seasonal behavior, while traveling through New England and other areas of the United States. Correspondence,1862-1919, with ornithologists, collectors, museum curators, journal editors and ornithological associations reflecting the development of the field of ornithology during Brewster's lifetime; records relating to his study of birds at Lake Umbagog, Maine. Also photographs,1851-1919, consisting of about 300 images, including portraits of Brewster, his family and friends, views of the Brattle Street household, bird habitats and Lake Umbagog, Maine; and of the Nuttall Ornithological Club.

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Harvard University, Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

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Harvard University, Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

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Deane, Walter, 1848-1930

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