T. S. Palmer papers, 1877-1954.
- 20,100 items. 69 containers. 28.6 linear feet.
- Arranged in 5 series. Series 1: Diaries and Biographical Material, 1877-1909; Series 2: General Correspondence, 1895-1953; Series 3: American Ornithologists' Union File, 1918-1932; Series 4: Speech and Article File, circa 1905-1953; and Series 5: Miscellany, circa 1901-1954.
Open to research.
Chiefly correspondence of Palmer with fellow ornithologists and with persons interested in the field of ornithology. Relates chiefly to Palmer's work as secretary of the American Ornithologists' Union from 1917 to 1937 and to his support of federal and state wildlife conservation measures. Also includes diaries, memorandum books, speeches, articles, printed matter, scrapbooks, photographs, and other papers.
Negatives Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. transferred to
Naturalist, author and ornithologist.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012157
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American Ornithologists' Union.
Conservation of natural resources. Ornithology. Ornithology--Societies, etc.