Arthur Cleveland Bent ornithological papers, 1880-1942.

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Arthur Cleveland Bent ornithological papers, 1880-1942.

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Contains Owen Durfee's field notebooks (1880-1909), Bent's journals (1887-1942), photographs, catalog of negatives (1896-1930), correspondence concerning photographs (1925-1946), mimeographed and printed material. Includes lists of nest observations, egg measurements, bird sightings, as well as records pertaining to negatives and specimens provided to organizations such as the Massachusetts Audubon Society, the Bristol County Agricultural School, and the United States National Museum.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst, W.E.B. Du Bois Library

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University of Massachusetts Amherst, W.E.B. Du Bois Library

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Massachusetts Audubon Society

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American Ornithologists' Union

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United States National Museum

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The Act of Congress of August 10, 1846, establishing the Smithsonian Institution, empowered the Board of Regents to receive, either through donations or exchanges, new specimens for the museum of the Institution. In addition, the Secretary was authorized to discharge the duties of the "keeper of the museum." Beginning in 1841, the museum collections of the United States government had been stored in the Patent Office. Originally they were under the custodianship of the National Ins...

Bent, Arthur Cleveland, 1866-1954

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Ornithologist; author of Life Histories of North American Birds and other titles; fellow and active member of American Ornithologists' Union. From the description of Arthur Cleveland Bent ornithological papers, 1880-1942. (University of Massachusetts Amherst). WorldCat record id: 50008444 Bent inspecting a golden eagle's nest, California, 1929 A life-long resident of Taunton, Massachusetts, Arthur Cleveland Bent (1866-1954) was only six when his mot...

Durfee, Owen

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Bristol County Agricultural School (Bristol County, Mass.)

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