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Accession 13-235

Camblos, Joshua F. B. (Fry Bullitt), 1916-2012

Joshua F. B. Camblos Field Books, 1932-1939

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Camblos, Joshua F. B. (Fry Bullitt), 1916-2012
Title:Joshua F. B. Camblos Field Books
Dates:1932-1939
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Collection:Accession 13-235
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This collection consists of four field books and several individual pages by Joshua F. B. Camblos (1916-2012). Camblos was a medical doctor with an avid interest in ornithology. He spent much time exploring the woods of Virginia creating detailed notes on his sightings and collecting eggs of Virginia's wild birds. These volumes detail his egg collecting and nesting observations, particularly of the bald eagle. Localities in Virginia include Big Stone Gap, Parramore Island, Wachapreague, Princess Anne County, and Lynchburg. Due to significant water and mold damage, only a digitized version of the field notes is included in this accession. Materials are in electronic format.

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This collection consists of four field books and several individual pages by Joshua F. B. Camblos (1916-2012). Camblos was a medical doctor with an avid interest in ornithology. He spent much time exploring the woods of Virginia creating detailed notes on his sightings and collecting eggs of Virginia's wild birds. These volumes detail his egg collecting and nesting observations, particularly of the bald eagle. Localities in Virginia include Big Stone Gap, Parramore Island, Wachapreague, Princess Anne County, and Lynchburg.

Due to significant water and mold damage, only a digitized version of the field notes is included in this accession.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 13-235, Joshua F. B. Camblos Field Books

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Electronic Records

Field Notes, 1932-1939 (includes egg collecting at Big Stone Gap, Parramore Island, and Wachapreague, 1932-1936; nesting of Bald Eagles in Princess Anne County, 1937-1939; bird observations, 1932-1938)

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Big Stone Gap Observations, 1932-1933; Notes on the Nesting of Birds, 1932-1934

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Notes on the Nesting of Birds, 1935

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Notes on the Nesting of Birds, 1934; Nests with Young or Nests of Season Which Have Been Deserted, 1934

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