Lyman K. Stuart papers, 1952-1961.

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Lyman K. Stuart papers, 1952-1961.

Correspondence primarily with Arthur A. Allen relating to Stuart's interest in ornithology, especially bird photography, including letters relating to the Life Magazine photo-essay contest; correspondence with Allen, Gustav Swanson, and others relating to the Laboratory of Ornithology Council, to Lab operations, funding, and publishing projects; Council minutes; and correspondence with Peter Paul Kellogg about bird recordings published by the Lab.

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Cornell University Library

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Kellogg, Peter Paul, 1899-

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Professor of ornithology and biological acoustics, Cornell University. Peter Paul Kellogg was appointed assistant professor of ornithology at Cornell University in 1938 and professor of ornithology and biological acoustics in 1953. He studied bird sounds and the vocal apparatus of birds, and pioneered the recording and study of songs of wild birds. From the description of Peter Paul Kellogg papers, 1934-1964. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: ...

Stuart, Lyman K.

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Lyman K. Stuart (1898-1964) attended Cornell and became a businessman in Newark, N.Y. He became interested in ornithology in the early 1950s and won first place in a national photo-essay contest sponsored by Life Magazine. He served as a member of the Council of the Laboratory of Ornithology for many years, purchased the original Sapsucker Woods land for Cornell, and provided funding for the original headquarters of the lab, which was named for him. From the description of Lyman K. S...

Allen, Arthur A. (Arthur Augustus), 1885-1964

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Ornithologist. Arthur Augustus Allen graduated from Cornell University in 1907, received an M.A. in 1908, and a Ph.D. in 1911. He served as professor of ornithology at Cornell University from 1916 until his appointment as professor emeritus in 1953. In 1919, he taught the first wildlife conservation course in the United States. Allen wrote for magazines and journals, and authored several books, including THE BOOK OF BIRD LIFE, 1930; AMERICAN BIRD BIOGRAPHIES, 1934; ORNIT...

Swanson, Gustav Adolph, 1910-

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Professor of conservation, Cornell University. Gustav A. Swanson was head of the Department of Conservation, Cornell University, from its founding in 1948 until 1966. From the description of Gustav Adolf Swanson photograph album, 1948-1969. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64074566 ...

Cornell University. Laboratory of Ornithology.

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