Laboratory of Ornithology records, 1979-1985.

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Laboratory of Ornithology records, 1979-1985.

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Records of J.W. Spencer as chairman of the Administrative Board of the Laboratory of Ornithology include Administrative Board minutes, budgets, correspondence, and records about the search for a director. Also, artwork on deposit during the Lab's construction project, including works by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, George Miksch Sutton, Anna Botsford Comstock, John Gould, and John J. Audubon.

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Cornell University Library

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Cornell University Library

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Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930

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John Henry Comstock was a professor of entomology at Cornell University. Anna Botsford Comstock was a professor of nature studies and a wood engraver specializing in scientific illustration. From the description of John Henry and Anna Botsford Comstock papers, 1833-1955, 1874-1931 (bulk). (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64074999 ...

Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927

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Artist, naturalist. From the description of Louis Agassiz Fuertes exhibit items, 1982-1983. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 74897982 From the description of Louis Agassiz Fuertes pencil drawing, [ca.1900]. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 77010685 Louis Agassiz Fuertes was an ornithologist and a painter of birds. He was a resident lecturer at Cornell University for several years. From the description of Louis Agassiz Fu...

Spencer, James W. (James Wendell)

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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 ...

Sutton, George Miksch, 1898-1982

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Gould, John, 1804-1881

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By the time of his death in 1881, John Gould was the most acclaimed publisher of illustrated orinthology in Europe. Hummingbirds were his favorite species. To capture on paper the bright iridescent color of the plumage, Gould developed a special forumla of oils and color over gold leaf. From the description of Phaethornis philippi (Philippi's hermit) print. (College of Charleston). WorldCat record id: 166261106 Gould was an ornithologist. From the description of ...

Cornell University. Laboratory of Ornithology.

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