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Accession 97-030

Abbott, Jackson Miles.

Jackson Miles Abbott Papers, 1914-1991

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Abbott, Jackson Miles.
Title:Jackson Miles Abbott Papers
Dates:1914-1991
Quantity:0.58 cu. ft. (0.58 non-standard size boxes)
Collection:Accession 97-030
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of the papers of Jackson Miles Abbott, noted bird watcher and authority on the American bald eagle and the birds of Virginia. Materials include correspondence concerning bird sightings; correspondence, manuscripts, and illustrations relating to articles published by Abbott; and correspondece, photographs, and related materials concerning his interest in the birds of Virginia.

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This accession consists of the papers of Jackson Miles Abbott, noted bird watcher and authority on the American bald eagle and the birds of Virginia. Materials include correspondence concerning bird sightings; correspondence, manuscripts, and illustrations relating to articles published by Abbott; and correspondence, photographs, and related materials concerning his interest in the birds of Virginia.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 97-030, Jackson Miles Abbott Papers

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Container List

Box 1

Virginia Wildlife magazine - Correspondence and Illustrations, 1949-1962

Box 1 of 1

Nature magazine - Correspondence and Illustrations, 1947-1950

Box 1 of 1

The Evangel magazine - Correspondence and Illustrations, 1950-1961

Box 1 of 1

Pennsylvania Game News magazine - Correspondence and Illustrations, 1950-1951

Box 1 of 1

Book, Beginner's Guide To Attracting Birds, by Leon Hausman - Correspondence and Illustrations, 1950-1951

Box 1 of 1

Book, Birds of Trinidad and Tobago, by G. A. C. Herklots - Correspondence and Illustrations, 1955-1961

Box 1 of 1

Book, Austin's New Encyclopedia of Usable Information - Correspondence and Illustrations, 1946-1948

Box 1 of 1

Miscellaneous Correspondence and Illustrations, 1941-1984

Box 1 of 1

Photographs of paintings by Jackson Miles Abbott, 1987

Box 1 of 1

Duck Stamp Design - Correspondence, 1956-1970

Box 1 of 1

Birding - Correspondence, 1940-1962

Box 1 of 1

J. B. Dixon - Correspondence, 1956-1958

Box 1 of 1

Dyke Marsh - Correspondence, 1956

Box 1 of 1

"Strictly for the Watchers" - Correspondence, 1960-1961

Box 1 of 1

Bird Nests - Correspondence, 1941

Box 1 of 1

"Signing Ceremony" - Correspondence, 1991

Box 1 of 1

Photographs - California - J. B. Dixon, 1914-1937

Box 1 of 1

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