Record Unit 7150 - American Ornithologists' Union, Records, 1883-1977

This collection division consists of the invitation to the founders, the announcement of the first meeting, the first constitution, letters of acceptance, newspaper clippings, copyright documents, Auk publication contract, and papers concerning formal incorporation in 1888. Of special interest are copies of letters between Elliott Coues and Joel Asaph Allen written while they were formulating plans for the AOU.

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Folder 1 Elliott Coues letters, 1883.

Folder 2 Invitation to the Founders, August 1, 1883.

Folder 3 Announcement of the first meeting, September 26, 1883.

Folder 4 Constitution drawn up by Elliott Coues, June, 1883.

Folder 5 Constitution with signatures.

Folder 6 Elliott Coues letter and invitation, October 21, 1883.

Folder 7 Letters of acceptance: Spencer F. Baird, November 7, 1883.

Folder 8 Letter of acceptance: Joel Asaph Allen.

Folder 9 Invitation to become an active member, September 28, 1883.

Folder 10 Letters of acceptance from the first elected active members, 1883.

Folder 11 Invitation to become a corresponding member, September 28, 1883.

Folder 12 Notes on the first meeting, September 26, 1883, written by William Brewster.

Folder 13 Newspaper clippings of the first meeting, September 26, 1883.

Folder 14 Committee on Migration, 1884-1886.

Folder 15 Committee on the Protection of North American Birds, 1886.

Folder 16 Committee on the European House Sparrow, 1884.

Folder 17 Hints for the new AOU Check-list, L. S. Foster, 1884.

Folder 18 Membership lists, 1883-1884.

Folder 19 Invitation to become an associate member, 1885.

Folder 20 Papers concerning locations for early meetings.

Folder 21 Sixth Meeting, 1888. Includes list of papers presented and minutes.

Folder 22 Certificates from the Smithsonian Institution on receipt of early AOU publications, 1886-1889.

Folder 23 Audubon Monument Committee, 1888.

Folder 24 Minutes of the meeting of the Incorporators, 1887.

Folder 25 Original Certificate of Incorporation, 1888.

Folder 26 Newspaper Clippings, 1888, 1890.

Folder 27 Copyright documents filed in the Library of Congress, 1889.

Folder 28 Resolution authorizing the establishment of AOU savings account, 1890.

Folder 29 Newspaper clippings on the 1893 meeting of the AOU.

Folder 30 Contract for publication of The Auk, November 1, 1898.

Folder 31 Establishment of the Special Endowment Fund, 1899.

Folder 32 Early membership list, undated.

Folder 33 Miscellaneous early correspondence.

SERIES 2.
CONSTITUTIONS AND BY-LAWS, 1886-1975.

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Folder 1 Minutes of the By-laws Committee, 1886.

Folder 2 Minutes of the By-laws Committee, 1887.

Folder 3 Letter of Joel Asaph Allen to Elliott Coues, June 4, 1887, concerning by-laws.

Folder 4 Drafts of constitution and by-laws, undated.

Folder 5 Draft of by-laws, undated.

Folder 6 Revision of by-laws and rules, undated.

Folder 7 Proposed changes in the by-laws, 1933-1975, and undated.

Folder 8 By-laws, 1887.

Folder 9 By-laws, 1902.

Folder 10 By-laws, 1911.

Folder 11 By-laws, 1915.

Folder 12 By-laws, 1920.

Folder 13 By-laws, 1938.

Folder 14 By-laws, 1948.

Folder 15 By-laws, 1950.

Folder 16 By-laws as amended to 1956.

Folder 17 By-laws as amended to 1958.

Folder 18 By-laws as amended to 1959.

Folder 19 By-laws as amended to 1961.

Folder 20 By-laws as amended to 1966.

Folder 21 By-laws as amended to 1968.

Folder 22 By-laws as amended through 1969.

Folder 23 By-laws as amended to 1971.

Folder 24 By-laws as amended to 1973.

Folder 25 By-laws as amended to 1974.

Folder 26 By-laws as amended to 1975.

Folder 27 Correspondence on by-laws, 1951.

Folder 28 Correspondence on by-laws, 1957-1958.

Folder 29 Correspondence of the By-laws Committee, 1963.

Folder 30 Correspondence of the By-laws Committee, 1965.

Folder 31 Correspondence of the By-laws Committee, 1969.

Folder 32 Correspondence of the By-laws Committee, 1970.

Folder 33 Correspondence of the By-laws Committee, 1971.

Folder 34 Correspondence of the By-laws Committee, 1972.

Folder 35 Correspondence of the By-laws Committee, 1973.

Folder 36 Correspondence of the By-laws Committee, 1974.

Folder 37 Correspondence of the By-laws Committee, 1975.

Folder 38 Report of the By-laws Committee, 1977.

SERIES 3.
MINUTES, 1883-1976.

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Volume 1 Minutes of Council meetings, 1883-1893, Also available on microfilm.

Volume 2 Minutes of Council meetings, 1894-1901.

Volume 3 Minutes of Council meetings, 1902-1917.

Volume 4 Minutes of Council meetings, 1918-1932.

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Folder 1 Minutes of the Council meetings, 1933-1968.

Folder 2 Minutes of the Council meetings, 1969-1972.

Folder 3 Minutes of the Council meetings, 1973-1976

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Volume 1 Constitution and minutes of the stated meetings, 1883-1886.

Volume 2 Minutes of the stated meetings, 1887-1890.

Volume 3 Minutes of the stated meetings, 1891-1899.

Volume 4 Minutes of the stated meetings, 1900-1908.

Volume 5 Minutes of the stated meetings, 1909-1919.

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Folder 1 Minutes of the Fellows and Elective members meetings, 1947 -1972.

Folder 2 Minutes of the Fellows and Elective members meetings, 1973- 1976.

Folder 3 Minutes of the Fellows meetings, 1947-1972.

Folder 4 Minutes of the Fellows meetings, 1973-1976.

Folder 5 Transcript of Council, Fellows, and Fellows and Elective Members meetings, 1949.

Folder 6 Transcript of Council, Fellows, and Fellows and Elective Members meetings, 1950.

Folder 7 Transcript of Council, Fellows, and Fellows and Elective Members meetings, 1951.

Folder 8 Transcript of Council, Fellows, and Fellows and Elective Members meetings, 1953.

Folder 9 Transcript of Council, Fellows, and Fellows and Elective Members meetings, 1954.

SERIES 4.
MEMBERSHIP RECORDS, 1883-1977.

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Folder 1 Letters of acceptance: Active Members, 1884, 1886-1889, 1892.

Folder 2 Letters of acceptance: Associate Members, A-E, 1883-1892.

Folder 3 Letters of acceptance: Associate Members, F-L, 1883-1892.

Folder 4 Letters of acceptance: Associate Members, M-R, 1883, 1885-1892.

Folder 5 Letters of acceptance: Associate Members, S-Z, 1883-1892.

Folder 6 Letters of acceptance: Corresponding Members, 1883-1884, 1886-1887, 1889-1891.

Folder 7 Letters of acceptance: Honorary Members, 1883-1884, 1901, and undated.

Folder 8 Letters declining membership.

Folder 9 Letters of resignation.

Folder 10 Members dropped.

Folder 11 Miscellaneous early correspondence.

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Folder 1 Membership reports, 1892-1895.

Folder 2 Membership reports, 1896-1900.

Folder 3 Membership reports, 1903-1908.

Folder 4 Membership reports, 1909-1916.

Folder 5 Membership lists, 1883-1885.

Folder 6 Membership lists, 1890-1894.

Folder 7 Membership lists, 1895-1898.

Folder 8 Membership list and correspondence, 1901-1902.

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Folder 1 Nomination lists, 1884-1893.

Folder 2 Nomination lists, 1926-1939.

Folder 3 Nomination lists, 1940-1949.

Folder 4 Nomination lists, 1950-1959.

Folder 5 Nomination lists, 1960-1969.

Folder 6 Nomination lists, 1970-1977.

Folders 7-9 Nominations, A-C.

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Folders 1-10 Nominations, D-M.

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Folders 1-10 Nominations, N-Z.

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Folders 1-24 Letters of acceptance, 1952-1975.

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Folder 1 Membership committee correspondence, 1957-1964.

Folder 2 Membership committee correspondence, 1965.

Folder 3 Membership committee correspondence, 1966.

Folder 4 Membership committee correspondence, 1967.

Folder 5 Membership committee correspondence, 1968.

Folder 6 Membership committee correspondence, 1969.

Folder 7 Membership committee correspondence, 1970.

Folder 8 Membership committee correspondence, 1971.

Folder 9 Membership committee correspondence, 1972.

Folder 10 Membership committee correspondence, 1973.

Folder 11 Membership committee correspondence, 1974.

Folder 12 Membership committee correspondence, 1975.

Folder 13 Membership committee correspondence, 1976.

Folder 14 Membership committee correspondence, 1977.

Folder 15 Membership inquiries, 1958.

Folder 16 Membership inquiries, 1973.

Folder 17 Membership inquiries, 1974.

Folder 18 Membership inquiries, 1975.

Folder 19 Membership inquiries, 1976.

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Folder 1 Membership brochure.

Folder 2 Membership certificate.

Folder 3 Lists of new members.

Folder 4 Honorary life elective members.

Folder 5 Lists of elective members.

Folder 6 Patrons.

Folder 7 Lists of fellows.

Folder 8 Reports of the nominating committee.

Folder 9 Committee on Nominations of corresponding and honorary fellows.

Folder 10 Guide for the Membership Committee.

Folder 11 Rosters.

Folders 12-18 Membership booklets, 1921-1964.

SERIES 5.
FISCAL RECORDS, 1883-1976.

This series consists of Registers of members and dues payments, 1884-1928; Cash Books, 1883-1912; minutes and other papers of the Finance Committee, the Special Canadian Committee, and the Endowment Committee; Treasurer's Statements and Reports; Auditor's Reports; and reports of the Investing Trustees. Some correspondence of the Treasurer is also included as is material on the Investments Merger, the Marcia Brady Tucker Donations, and the will of William Brewster.

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Volume 1 Register of Members, 1884. Includes financial statement for each month, expenses of The Auk, and exchange list for The Auk.

Volume 2 Register of members, 1885. Includes financial statement for each month and accounts of The Auk.

Volume 3 Fiscal documents, 1883-1884.

Volume 4 Fiscal documents, 1885-1886.

Volume 5 Fiscal documents, 1887, 1897, 1901.

Volume 6 Accounts of publications, 1886.

Volume 7 Accounts of publications, 1887.

Volume 8 Register of Members, 1889-1891. Includes record of dues payments.

Volume 9 Register of members, 1890-1897. Includes record of dues payments.

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Volume 3 Register of members, 1898-1905. Includes record of dues payments.

Volume 4 Register of members, 1906-1912. Includes record of dues payments.

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Volume 5 Register of members, 1913-1918. Includes monthly record of dues payments.

Volume 6 Register of members, 1918-1923. Includes monthly record of dues payments.

Volume 7 Register of members, 1923-1928. Includes monthly records of dues payments.

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Cash Book, 1883-1893. Includes monthly statements.
Cash Book, 1897-1901.
Cash Book, 1901-1903.
Cash Book, 1903-1907.
Cash Book, 1907-1910.
Cash Book, 1910-1912.

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Folder 1 Cash Book: Committee on Protection of North American Birds, 1886-1891.

Folder 2 AOU Bank books, 1911-1918, 1919-1920.

Folder 3 Finance Committee Minutes, 1900-1916.

Folder 4 Finance Committee correspondence, 1954-1974.

Folder 5 Committee on Endowment, 1954-1969, and undated.

Folder 6 Committee on Endowment, 1969-1975.

Folder 7 Treasurer's Report, 1888.

Folder 8 Treasurer's Statements, 1904-1909.

Folder 9 Treasurer's Statements, 1913-1914.

Folder 10 Treasurer, 1915.

Folder 11 Treasurer's Statements, 1916-1917.

Folder 12 Treasurer's Statements, 1918-1919.

Folder 13 Treasurer's Statement, 1920.

Folder 14 Treasurer's Statements, 1931-1933.

Folder 15 Treasurer's records, 1941.

Folder 16 Treasurer's Statements, 1970-1971.

Folder 17 Treasurer's Statements, 1972-1973.

Folder 18 Treasurer's Reports, 1949-1950.

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Folder 1 Treasurer's Reports, 1951-1955.

Folder 2 Treasurer's Reports, 1956-1960.

Folder 3 Treasurer's Reports, 1961-1965.

Folder 4 Treasurer's Reports, 1967-1970.

Folder 5 Treasurer's Reports, 1971-1976.

Folder 6 Auditor's Report, 1884.

Folder 7 Auditor's Reports, 1919-1920.

Folder 8 Auditor's Reports, 1921-1925.

Folder 9 Auditor's Reports, 1926-1930.

Folder 10 Auditor's Reports, 1931-1935.

Folder 11 Auditor's Report, 1936.

Folder 12 Auditor's Reports, 1962, 1965.

Folder 13 Auditor's Reports, 1968-1989.

Folder 14 Investing Trustees: correspondence, 1969-1974, 1976.

Folder 15 Report of the Investing Trustees, 1962-1963.

Folder 16 Report of the Investing Trustees, 1964.

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Folder 1 Report of the Investing Trustees, 1966.

Folder 2 Report of the Investing Trustees, 1967-1968.

Folder 3 Report of the Investing Trustees, 1969-1970.

Folder 4 Report of the Investing Trustees, 1971.

Folder 5 Report of the Investing Trustees, 1972-1973.

Folder 6 Investing Trustees: Lockheed Case, 1975.

Folder 7 Merged Assets Account, 1960-1961.

Folder 8 Will of William Brewster, 1919.

Folder 9 Will of A, W. Schorger, 1972.

Folder 10 Tucker Donation

Folder 11 Treasurer's correspondence, 1929-1932.

Folder 12 Treasurer's correspondence, 1933.

Folder 13 Treasurer, 1936.

Folder 14 Treasurer, 1937.

Folder 15 Treasurer, 1938.

Folder 16 Treasurer, 1939.

Folder 17 Investments Merger, 1939-1940.

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Folder 1 Treasurer, 1940.

Folder 2 Treasurer, 1941.

Folder 3 Treasurer, 1942.

Folder 4 Treasurer, 1943.

Folder 5 Treasurer, 1944.

Folder 6 Special Canadian Committee, 1941-1942. Composed of three Canadian AOU members, this committee was established in 1941 to collect Canadian AOU dues and enlist new members. The Canadian funds were kept in Canada to avoid wartime difficulties with the exchange rate and the transfer of money. Hoyes Lloyd served as chairman until the termination of the Special Committee in 1952.

Folder 7 Special Canadian Committee, 1942-1943.

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Folder 1 Special Canadian Committee, 1943-1944.

Folder 2 Special Canadian Committee, 1944-1945.

Folder 3 Special Canadian Committee, 1945-1946.

Folder 4 Special Canadian Committee, 1946-1947.

Folder 5 Special Canadian Committee, 1947-1948.

Folder 6 Special Canadian Committee, 1948-1949.

Folder 7 Special Canadian Committee, 1949-1950.

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Folder 1 Special Canadian Committee, 1950-1951.

Folder 2 Special Canadian Committee, 1951-1953.

Folder 3 Treasurer's correspondence, 1958.

Folder 4 Treasurer's correspondence, 1969-1973.

Folder 5 Treasurer's correspondence, 1974-1976.

SERIES 6.
COMMITTEE RECORDS, 1921-1977.

This series consists of the records of a number of AOU committees, 1933-1977. Committee materials located elsewhere include the records of the committees on the Audubon Monument, box 1; Brewster Award Guidelines, box 74; By-laws, box 2; the Centennial, box 80; Classification and Nomenclature, boxes 38-40, 42; Collections, box 30; Endowment, box 19; European House Sparrow, box 1; Finance, box 19; Foreign Translations, box 31; Local Arrangements, box 80; Membership, boxes 13-14; Migration, box 1; Protection of North American Birds, box 1; Publications, box 31; the Scientific Program, box 80; and the Special Canadian Committee, boxes 22-24.

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Folder 1 Committees: general, 1966, 1970-1976. Includes some correspondence and committee listings.

Folder 2 Committee on Archives: correspondence, 1921, 1927, 1964-1965, 1969, 1971-1975. Includes correspondence on the disposition of the AOU archives and the Ruthven Deane photograph collection in the Library of Congress.

Folder 3 Committee on Archives: reports, 1969-1977.

Folder 4 Committee on Biography: correspondence, 1962-1964, 1966, 1969-1978. Topics include committee membership, deaths, and memorials.

Folder 5 Committee on Biography: reports, 1933, 1948-1955, 1957-1958, 1962-1975.

Folder 6 Committee on Bird Protection: correspondence, 1948, 1954-1955. See also series 11 for the correspondence of Hoyes Lloyd, who was a member of this Committee for years.

Folder 7 Committee on Bird Protection: reports, 1940-1942, 1953-1956, 1965-1966, and undated. Also includes a Special Report on Bird Protection.

Folder 8 Committee on Bird Protection: Petition of 1953. Includes petition lists and responses gathered when 8 AOU members asked the membership for support of a more active stand on bird protection.

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Folder 1 Committee on Career Opportunities in Ornithology, 1954-1955, 1972-1974. Includes correspondence and brochure.

Folder 2 Committee on Conservation: correspondence, 1972-1975.

Folder 3 Committee on Conservation: reports, 1968-1977.

Folder 4 Committee on Organization: correspondence, 1970-1972. This committee was established to investigate whether or not the AOU was operating effectively to meet its stated objectives. The correspondence of the Committee is of special interest in the controversy over democratization of the AOU.

Folder 5 Committee on Public Responsibility, 1975-1977.

Folder 6 Committee on Research: correspondence, 1954, 1958, 1971-1975.

Folder 7 Committee on Research: reports, 1951, 1953, 1962-1975.

Folder 8 Committee on Resolutions: correspondence, 1967-1970.

Folder 9 Committee on Resolutions: correspondence, 1971-1973.

Folder 10 Committee on Resolutions: correspondence, 1974.

Folder 11 Committee on Resolutions: correspondence, 1975.

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Folder 1 Committee on Resolutions: Irby Davis correspondence, 1975-1976.

Folder 2 Committee on Resolutions: reports, 1973-1977.

Folder 3 Committee on Resolutions: resolutions.

Folder 4 Committee on Scientific and Educational Uses of Wild Birds: correspondence, 1973-1974, and undated.

Folder 5 Committee on Scientific and Educational Uses of Wild Birds: correspondence, 1975-1976.

Folder 6 Committee on Scientific and Educational Uses of Wild Birds: reports, 1974-1977.

Folder 7 Peregrine Falcon: report and correspondence, 1975-1976.

SERIES 7.
RECORDS OF THE BIRD COLLECTION SURVEY, 1966-1976.

In 1966 the AOU established a Committee on Collections to conduct a survey of all the bird collections in the United States and Canada. In 1973 the Committee published a report of its findings. These records include proofs, reports, questionnaires and correspondence. Much of the material is composed of the responses or completed questionnaires which are arranged alphabetically by the names of the states.

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Folder 1 Responses: Alabama

Folder 2 Responses: Alaska

Folder 3 Responses: Arizona

Folder 4 Responses: Arkansas

Folder 5 Affirmative responses: California

Folder 6 Negative responses: California

Folder 7 Responses: Colorado

Folder 8 Responses: Connecticut

Folder 9 Responses: Delaware

Folder 10 Responses: District of Columbia

Folder 11 Responses: Florida

Folder 12 Responses: Georgia

Folder 13 Responses: Hawaii

Folder 14 Responses: Idaho

Folder 15 Responses: Illinois

Folder 16 Responses: Indiana

Folder 17 Responses: Iowa

Folder 18 Responses: Kansas

Folder 19 Responses: Kentucky

Folder 20 Responses: Louisiana

Folder 21 Responses: Maine

Folder 22 Responses: Maryland

Folder 23 Responses: Massachusetts

Folder 24 Responses: Michigan

Folder 25 Responses: Minnesota

Folder 26 Responses: Mississippi

Folder 27 Responses: Missouri

Folder 28 Responses: Montana

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Folder 1 Responses: Nebraska

Folder 2 Responses: Nevada

Folder 3 Responses: New Hampshire

Folder 4 Responses: New Jersey

Folder 5 Responses: New Mexico

Folder 6 Affirmative responses: New York

Folder 7 Negative responses: New York

Folder 8 Responses: North Carolina

Folder 9 Responses: North Dakota

Folder 10 Responses: Ohio

Folder 11 Responses: Oklahoma

Folder 12 Responses: Oregon

Folder 13 Responses: Pennsylvania

Folder 14 Responses: Puerto Rico

Folder 15 Responses: Rhode Island

Folder 16 Responses: South Carolina

Folder 17 Responses: South Dakota

Folder 18 Responses: Tennessee

Folder 19 Affirmative responses: Texas

Folder 20 Negative responses: Texas

Folder 21 Responses: Utah

Folder 22 Responses: Vermont

Folder 23 Responses: Virginia

Folder 24 Responses: Washington

Folder 25 Responses: West Virginia

Folder 26 Responses: Wisconsin

Folder 27 Responses: Wyoming

Folder 28 Responses: Canada

Folder 29 Responses: Canada

Folder 30 Responses: Guam

Folder 31 Late Responses

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Folder 1 Proposal background and proposal.

Folder 2 Drafts of questionnaire and report.

Folder 3 Application to the National Science Foundation.

Folder 4 Lists of holders of collecting permits.

Folder 5 Bird collections in National Parks.

Folder 6 Bird collections in refuge museums.

Folder 7 Committee on Collections: correspondence, 1966.

Folder 8 Committee on Collections: correspondence, 1967.

Folder 9 Committee on Collections: correspondence, 1968.

Folder 10 Committee on Collections: correspondence, 1969.

Folder 11 Committee on Collections: correspondence, 1970.

Folder 12 Committee on Collections: correspondence, 1971.

Folder 13 Committee on Collections: correspondence, 1972.

Folder 14 Committee on Collections: correspondence, 1973.

Folder 15 Committee on Collections: correspondence, 1974.

Folder 16 Committee on Collections: correspondence, 1975.

Folder 17 Rush proofs of final reports.

Folder 18 Original report "Bird Collections in the U. S. and Canada."

Folder 19 Addenda and corrigenda: questionnaires and correspondence, 1973-1975.

Folder 20 Committee on Collections: reports, 1972-1976.

SERIES 8.
PUBLICATION RECORDS, 1884-1977.

This series consists of the records of the Committee on Publications, the Committee on Foreign Translations, and the Committee on Classification and Nomenclature, as well as records of the four AOU publications, The Auk, the Handbook of North American Birds, the Check-list of North American Birds, and Ornithological Monographs. The Auk records include subscription lists; lists of back issues, prices and storage information; general correspondence; and the correspondence of editor Harvey I. Fisher, 1948-1954. The Handbook records include committee reports, the Yale contract, correspondence, and the reports of the editor. The records of the Ornithological Monographs include material on the gifts of Marcia Brady Tucker and much correspondence on monographs #13-25. The development of the Check-list through five editions is documented from 1883 with Committee minutes and reports, correspondence, and the manuscript of the 1886 edition. Also well documented is the fifth edition, which was largely the work of Alexander Wetmore. The records of the fifth edition include committee minutes, printing contracts and galleys, notes on editorial policy, twenty-one memoranda from Wetmore to the Committee members, an alphabetical file of correspondence maintained by Wetmore from 1934-1955, and a large amount of technical data on bird families.

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Folder 1 Committee on Publications: Minutes, 1888.

Folder 2 Committee on Publications: Minutes, 1891-1895.

Folder 3 Stock of back issues of The Auk, c. 1892.

Folder 4 Committee on Publications: meeting, 1889.

Folder 5 List of stored publications, 1935.

Folder 6 Committee on Publications.

Folder 7 Committee on Publications: reports, 1960-1970, and undated.

Folder 8 Committee on Foreign Translations: correspondence, 1970-1975.

Folder 9 Committee on Foreign Translations: reports, 1972-1976, and undated.

Folder 10 Ad hoc Committee on Publication Costs, 1960.

Folder 11 Ad hoc Committee on Fiscal Problems of The Auk, 1975.

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Volume 1 Mailing List, Subscription Record and Accounts of The Auk, 1886-1888.

Volume 2 Mailing List, Subscription Record and Accounts of The Auk, 1889-1893.

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Volume 3 Subscription Record and Accounts of The Auk, 1894-1897.

Volume 4 Subscription Record and Accounts of The Auk, 1898-1901.

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Folder 1 Exchange list of The Auk, undated.

Folder 2 Account sales of The Auk to July 1, 1886.

Folder 3 Stock of back issues of The Auk, 1897.

Folder 4 The Auk: Vouchers and statements, 1899-1900.

Folder 5 Price scale of back issues of The Auk, 1940, 1965.

Folder 6 Storage of back issues: agreement with the Albert Mann Library at Cornell, 1956.

Folder 6A Inventory of back Auks at Mann Library, 1968.

Folder 7 Editor of The Auk: Reports, 1954-1977.

Folder 8 Storage of back issues: correspondence and agreement, 1967-1970.

Folder 9 Correspondence regarding The Auk, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1976.

Folder 10 The Thorpe-Auk review, 1974.

Folder 11 Information for contributors to The Auk, c. 1977.

Folder 12 Harvey I. Fisher correspondence: A, 1948-1954. The Harvey I. Fisher correspondence documents his tenure as editor of The Auk.

Folder 13 Harvey I. Fisher correspondence: B, 1949, 1951-1952.

Folder 14 Harvey I. Fisher correspondence: F, 1933.

Folder 15 Harvey I. Fisher correspondence: H, 1949-1951.

Folder 16 Harvey I. Fisher correspondence: L, 1948-1949.

Folder 17 Harvey I. Fisher correspondence: M, 1948-1950.

Folder 18 Harvey I. Fisher correspondence: N, 1949-1952.

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Folder 1 Harvey I. Fisher correspondence: P, 1948-1952.

Folder 2 Harvey I. Fisher correspondence: Olin Sewall Pettingill, Jr., 1948-1951.

Folder 3 Harvey I. Fisher correspondence: R, 1951

Folder 4 Harvey I. Fisher correspondence: Robert W. Storer, 1948-1952.

Folder 5 Harvey I. Fisher correspondence: S, 1948-1951, 1954-1955.

Folder 6 Harvey I. Fisher correspondence: Josselyn Van Tyne, 1948-1953.

Folder 7 Harvey I. Fisher correspondence: W, 1948-1953.

Folder 8 Harvey I. Fisher correspondence: John T. Zimmer, 1948-1950, 1952.

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Folder 1 AOU Newsletter, 1973, 1977-1978.

Folder 2 Report of the Committee to consider the preparation of a handbook of North American birds, undated.

Folder 3 Reports of the Editor of the Handbook, 1950, 1952, 1967-1977.

Folder 4 Handbook of North American Birds: Outline for collaborating authors and sample pages, 1955.

Folder 5 Yale contract for publication of the Handbook of North American Birds, 1960-1961.

Folder 6 Correspondence concerning the Handbook, 1958, 1965, 1968, 1974-1975.

Folder 7 Report on financing the Handbook, 1965.

Folder 8 Report of the ad hoc Committee on the future of the Handbook, 1972.

Folder 9 Report of a Committee on the future of the AOU Handbook, c. 1977.

Folder 10 Marcia Brady Tucker Gifts, 1962. Includes correspondence concerning Mrs. Tucker's desire to establish a monograph series.

Folder 11 Monograph Series: correspondence, 1962-1977.

Folder 12 Editor of the Monograph Series: reports, 1963-1977.

Folder 13 Monograph #13: correspondence, 1970-1973.

Folder 14 Monograph #14: correspondence, 1968-1973.

Folder 15 Monograph #15: correspondence, 1970-1973.

Folder 16 Monograph #16: correspondence, 1972-1975.

Folder 17 Monograph #17: correspondence, 1973-1975.

Folder 18 Monograph #18: correspondence, 1973-1975.

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Folder 1 Monograph #19: correspondence, 1970-1976.

Folder 2 Monograph #20: critiques.

Folder 3 Monograph #20: correspondence, 1972-1976.

Folder 4 Monograph #21: correspondence, 1974-1976.

Folder 5 Monograph #22: correspondence and critiques, 1975-1977.

Folder 6 Monograph #23: correspondence, 1974-1977.

Folder 7 Monograph #23: critiques.

Folder 8 Monograph #24: correspondence, 1975-1977.

Folder 9 Monograph #24: critiques and worksheets.

Folder 10 Monograph #25: proofs.

Folder 11 Monograph #25: correspondence, 1975-1978.

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Folder 1 Stiles and Wolf: correspondence, 1976-1978.

Folder 2 Edward H. Burtt, Jr. correspondence, 1977.

Folder 3 Val Nolan correspondence, 1962-1972.

Folder 4 Val Nolan correspondence, 1973-1975.

Folder 5 Val Nolan correspondence, 1975-1978.

Folder 6 Val Nolan: critiques and worksheets.

Folder 7 Committee on Classification and Nomenclature: proceedings of meetings, 1883.

Folder 8 Nomenclature of North American Birds by Robert Ridgway, 1881.

Folder 9 Proposed scheme of classification.

Folder 10 Committee on Classification and Nomenclature: proceedings of meetings, second Session, 1884

Folder 11 Committee on Classification and Nomenclature: proceedings of meetings, Third Session, 1884

Folder 12 Committee on Classification and Nomenclature: correspondence, 1885.

Folder 13 Committee on Classification and Nomenclature: proceedings of meetings, Fourth Session, 1885.

Folder 14 Check-list printing agreement, 1888.

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Folder 1 Manuscript of the Supplement to the Check-list, 1889.

Folder 2 Subcommittee on Bird Measurements: report, 1890.

Folder 3 Committee on Classification and Nomenclature: proceedings of meeting, 1891.

Folder 4 Report on the Check-list Supplement, 1891.

Folder 5 Committee on Classification and Nomenclature: correspondence, 1891-1892, 1895-1896.

Folder 6 Committee on Classification and Nomenclature: minutes, 1896.

Folder 7 Committee on Classification and Nomenclature: correspondence, 1897.

Folder 8 Committee on Classification and Nomenclature: minutes, 1898.

Folder 9 Committee on Classification and Nomenclature: minutes, 1901.

Folder 10 Committee on Classification and Nomenclature: minutes, 1905.

Folder 11 Committee on Classification and Nomenclature: minutes, 1906.

Folder 12 Report of the Committee on the Revision of the Code of Nomenclature, 1906 and Subcommittee Report, 1906.

Folder 13 Committee on Classification and Nomenclature: minutes, 1907.

Folder 14 AOU Code of Nomenclature, 1908 edition.

Folder 15 Alexander Wetmore/Josselyn Van Tyne correspondence, 1946-1956.

Folder 16 Committee on Classification and Nomenclature: reports and correspondence, 1946, 1949, 1952-1957, 1962, 1967-1975, 1977.

Folder 17 Check-list correspondence, 1974-1976.

Folder 18 List of Bird Species.

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Code of Nomenclature: original manuscript, 1886.
Minutes and correspondence, bound. Includes minutes of Committee on Classification and Nomenclature, 1883-1885, 1891-1898 and Committee on Publications, 1888-1890, in addition to some correspondence among Committee members.

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Manuscript of AOU Check-list of North American Birds, 1st edition, 1886. 8 volumes.
Abridged Check-list of North American Birds, 4th edition, 1935.

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Folder 1 Committee on Classification and Nomenclature: minutes, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1944-1949.

Folder 2 Committee on Classification and Nomenclature: minutes, 1950-1957.

Folder 3 Suggested List of Common Names for the Fifth Edition of the AOU Check-list, 1947-1948.

Folder 4 Common names.

Folder 5 Distributional data for Check-list: correspondence and notes.

Folder 6 The Law of Priority as the basis for the AOU Check-list.

Folder 7 Editorial policy and revisions.

Folder 8 Check-list Preface.

Folder 9 Printing contract, galleys, and correspondence, 1956-1958.

Folder 10 Miscellaneous notes and memoranda.

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Folder 1 AOU Check-list, 2nd printing of 5th edition, 1961, and correspondence, 1961.

Folder 2 A Limited Bibliography of Potential Recent Changes to the AOU Check-list, 1962.

Folder 3 Memoranda 1-10.

Folder 4 Memoranda 11-21.

Correspondence, 1934-1955

Folders

5-8

A - K

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Correspondence, 1934-1955

Folder	1	L
Folder	2	M
Folder	3	Waldo Lee McAtee
Folder	4	Alden H. Miller
Folder	5	N - P
Folder	6	James L. Peters
Folder	7	R - S
Folder	8	T
Folder	9	V
Folder	10	A. J. van Rossem
Folder	11	Josselyn Van Tyne
Folder	12	W - Z

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Folder 1 Gaviidae

Folder 2 Colymbidae

Folder 3 Diomedeidae

Folder 4 Procellariidae

Folder 5 Hydrobatidae

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Folder 1 Phaethontidae

Folder 2 Pelecanidae

Folder 3 Sulidae

Folder 4 Phalacrocoracidae

Folder 5 Anhingidae

Folder 6 Fregatidae

Folder 7 Threskiornithidae

Folder 8 Ardeidae

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Folder 1 Ciconiidae

Folder 2 Phoenicopteridae

Folder 3 Anatidae 1

Folder 4 Anatidae 2

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Folder 1 Anatidae 3

Folder 2 Accipitridae 1

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Folder 1 Accipitridae 2

Folder 2 Cathartidae

Folder 3 Pandionidae

Folder 4 Falconidae

Folder 5 Cracidae

Folder 6 Tetraonidae 1

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Folder 1 Tetraonidae 2

Folder 2 Phasianidae

Folder 3 Meleagrididae

Folder 4 Rallidae

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Folder 1 Gruidae

Folder 2 Aramidae

Folder 3 Scolopacidae 1. A

Folder 4 Scolopacidae 1. B

Folder 5 Scolopacidae 2. A

Folder 6 Scolopacidae 2. B

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Folder 1 Jacanidae

Folder 2 Haematopodidae

Folder 3 Charadriidae A

Folder 4 Charadriidae B

Folder 5 Recurvirostridae

Folder 6 Phalaropodidae

Folder 7 Stercorariidae

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Folder 1 Laridae 1. A

Folder 2 Laridae 1. B

Folder 3 Laridae 1. C

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Folder 1 Laridae 2. A

Folder 2 Laridae 2. B

Folder 3 Rynchopidae

Folder 4 Alcidae

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Folder 1 Columbidae

Folder 2 Psittacidae

Folder 3 Cuculidae

Folder 4 Tytonidae

Folder 5 Strigidae 1

Folder 6 Strigidae 2. A

Folder 7 Strigidae 2. B

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Folder 1 Caprimulgidae

Folder 2 Apodidae

Folder 3 Trochilidae

Folder 4 Trogonidae

Folder 5 Alcedinidae

Folder 6 Picidae 1

Folder 7 Picidae 2

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Folder 1 Tyrannidae 1. A

Folder 2 Tyrannidae 1. B

Folder 3 Tyrannidae 2. A

Folder 4 Tyrannidae 2. B

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Folder 1 Cotingidae

Folder 2 Alaudidae

Folder 3 Hirundinidae A

Folder 4 Hirundinidae B

Folder 5 Corvidae A

Folder 6 Corvidae B

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Folder 1 Paridae A

Folder 2 Paridae B

Folder 3 Sittidae

Folder 4 Chamaeidae

Folder 5 Certhiidae

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Folder 1 Cinclidae

Folder 2 Troglodytidae A

Folder 3 Troglodytidae B

Folder 4 Mimidae

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Folder 1 Turdidae A

Folder 2 Turdidae B

Folder 3 Sylviidae

Folder 4 Prunellidae

Folder 5 Motacillidae

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Folder 1 Bombycillidae

Folder 2 Ptilogonatidae

Folder 3 Laniidae

Folder 4 Sturnidae

Folder 5 Vireonidae A

Folder 6 Vireonidae B

Folder 7 Parulidae 1. A

Folder 8 Parultdae 1. B

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Folder 1 Parulidae 1. C

Folder 2 Parulidae 1. D

Folder 3 Parulidae 2. A

Folder 4 Parulidae 2. B

Folder 5 Icteridae A

Folder 6 Icteridae B

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Folder 1 Icteridae C

Folder 2 Parulidae 3. A

Folder 3 Parulidae 3. B

Folder 4 Ploceidae

Folder 5 Thraupidae

Folder 6 Fringillidae 1. A

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Folder 1 Fringillidae 1. B

Folder 2 Fringillidae 2. A

Folder 3 Fringillidae 2. B

Folder 4 Fringillidae 3. A

Folder 5 Fringillidae 3. B

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Folder 1 Fringillidae 4. A

Folder 2 Fringillidae 4. B

Folder 3 Fringillidae 5. A

Folder 4 Fringillidae 5. B

Folder 5 Fringillidae 6. A

Folder 6 Fringillidae 6. B

SERIES 9.
CORRESPONDENCE OF AOU PRESIDENTS, 1932-1976.

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Folder 1 John W. Aldrich, 1969-1970.

Folder 2 Robert W. Storer, 1970-1972.

Folder 3 Joseph J. Hickey, 1972-1973.

Folder 4 Donald S. Farner, 1973. Miscellaneous.

Folder 5 Donald S. Farner, 1974. Miscellaneous.

Folder 6 Donald S. Farner, 1975. Miscellaneous.

Folder 7 Donald S. Farner: the Sibley case, 1973.

Folder 8 Donald S. Farner: the Sibley case, 1974.

Folder 9 Donald S. Farner: the Sibley case, 1975.

Folder 10 Donald S. Farner: Ad hoc Committee on Fiscal Problems of The Auk, 1974-1975.

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Folder 1 Donald S. Farner: Ad hoc Committee on Future Publications, 1975.

Folder 2 Donald S. Farner: Committee on Research, 1975.

Folder 3 Donald S. Farner: Centennial Planning Committee, 1974-1975.

Folder 4 Donald S. Farner: The Auk, 1974-1975.

Folder 5 Donald S. Farner: Memorials, 1974.

Folder 6 Donald S. Farner: Committee on Check-list, 1974-1975.

Folder 7 Donald S. Farner: Handbook, 1974-1975.

Folder 8 John T. Emlen: Miscellaneous, 1975.

Folder 9 John T. Emlen: Miscellaneous, 1976.

Folder 10 John T. Emlen: Allen Press

Folder 11 John T. Emlen: Archives

Folder 12 John T. Emlen: The Auk

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Folder 1 John T. Emlen: Auk Editor search.

Folder 2 John T. Emlen: Biography Committee.

Folder 3 John T. Emlen: Bird Collection Survey.

Folder 4 John T. Emlen: Brewster and Coues Awards.

Folder 5 John T. Emlen: By-laws.

Folder 6 John T. Emlen: Centennial Committee.

Folder 7 John T. Emlen: Committees.

Folder 8 John T. Emlen: Committee on Classification and Nomenclature

Folder 9 John T. Emlen: Committee on Conservation

Folder 10 John T. Emlen: Council

Folder 11 John T. Emlen: Endowment

Folder 12 John T. Emlen: Finance

Folder 13 John T. Emlen: Foreign Translations

Folder 14 John T. Emlen: Handbook

Folder 15 John T. Emlen: Irby Davis

Folder 16 John T. Emlen: Local Arrangements

Folder 17 John T. Emlen: Meetings, future

Folder 18 John T. Emlen: Membership

Folder 19 John T. Emlen: Monographs

Folder 20 John T. Emlen: Nominations

Folder 21 John T. Emlen: Public Responsibilities

Folder 22 John T. Emlen: Publications

Folder 23 John T. Emlen: Research Awards

Folder 24 John T. Emlen: Research, Workshop

Folder 25 John T. Emlen: Resolutions

Folder 26 John T. Emlen: Scientific Program

Folder 27 John T Emlen: Secretary

Folder 28 John T. Emlen: Student Awards

Folder 29 John T. Emlen: Treasurer

Folder 30 John T. Emlen: Use of Wild Birds

Folder 31 Miscellaneous presidential correspondence. Includes memoranda and correspondence of Ernst Mayr, Harold F. Mayfield, George H. Lowery, Jr., and Joseph Grinnell, 1932, 1957-1958, 1962, 1968.

SERIES 10.
CORRESPONDENCE OF AOU SECRETARIES, 1918-1977.

This series consists of correspondence of recent secretaries of the AOU. Also included are a day-by-day listing of the duties of the secretary; secretaries' reports, 1933, 1947-1953, 1955-1959, 1962-1964, 1970-1974; and the correspondence of Theodore Sherman Palmer as secretary, 1918-1920 and 1933-1937.

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Folder 1 Theodore Sherman Palmer, 1918.

Folder 2 Theodore Sherman Palmer, 1919.

Folder 3 Theodore Sherman Palmer, 1920.

Folder 4 Theodore Sherman Palmer, 1932.

Folder 5 Theodore Sherman Palmer, January-June, 1933.

Folder 6 Theodore Sherman Palmer, July-December, 1933.

Folder 7 Theodore Sherman Palmer, Semi-Centennial correspondence, 1933-1934. Includes material on the celebration of the fiftieth birthday of the AOU.

Folder 8 Theodore Sherman Palmer, January-June, 1934.

Folder 9 Theodore Sherman Palmer, July-December, 1934.

Folder 10 Theodore Sherman Palmer, 1935.

Folder 11 Theodore Sherman Palmer, 1936.

Folder 12 Theodore Sherman Palmer, 1937.

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Folder 1 Albert Wolfson, 1952-1953.

Folder 2 Harold F. Mayfield, 1953-1958.

Folder 3 Herbert G. Deignan, 1958-1962.

Folder 4 Lawrence H. Walkinshaw, 1962-1964.

Folder 5 L. Richard Mewaldt, 1964-1965, 1968.

Folder 6 Richard C. Banks, 1969-1973.

Folder 7 Secretaries' Reports, 1933, 1947-1953, 1955-1959, 1962-1964, 1970-1974.

Folder 8 Duties of the Secretary.

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Folder 1 George E. Watson, 1973.

Folder 2 George E. Watson, January-March 1974.

Folder 3 George E. Watson, April-June 1974.

Folder 4 George E. Watson, July-September 1974.

Folder 5 George E. Watson, October-December 1974.

Folder 6 George E. Watson, January-March 1975.

Folder 7 George E. Watson, April-June 1975.

Folder 8 George E. Watson, July-September 1975.

Folder 9 George E. Watson, October-December 1975.

Folder 10 George E. Watson, 1976-1977.

SERIES 11.
HOYES LLOYD AOU CORRESPONDENCE, 1916-1976.

This series consists of correspondence relating to AOU business compiled 1916-1976 by Hoyes Lloyd. A Canadian who was employed as supervisor of Wild Life Protection for the National Parks of Canada, he was active in the AOU until his last years and served as president, 1945-1948, and councilor, from 1945 until his death in 1978. His correspondence covers a long period of AOU history with emphasis on the affairs of the Bird Protection Committee and the Special Canadian Committee.

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Folder 1 1916, 1919-1926

Folder 2 1927-1928

Folder 3 1929-1930

Folder 4 1931-1932

Folder 5 1933-1934

Folder 6 1935-1936

Folder 7 1937-1938

Folder 8 1939-1940

Folder 9 1941-1942

Folder 10 1943-1944

Folder 11 1945-1947

Folder 12 1948-1949

Folder 13 1950-1951

Folder 14 1952-1953

Folder 15 1954-1958

Folder 16 1960-1969

Folder 17 1970-1976

SERIES 12.
RECORDS CONCERNING AOU AWARDS, 1919-1977.

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Folder 1 Origins of the Brewster Medal: correspondence, 1919-1920.

Folder 2 "The William Brewster Memorial," reprint for The Auk, January 1920.

Folder 3 Documents concerning the will of Caroline Brewster, 1926, 1932-1934.

Folder 4 Brewster Award winners, 1921-1973, and Coues Award winners, 1972-1973.

Folder 5 Brewster Award: correspondence and reports, 1951-1958, 1962, 1964, 1966-1969.

Folder 6 Brewster Award, 1970.

Folder 7 Ad hoc Committee on Guidelines for the Brewster Memorial Medal: correspondence, 1970-1971.

Folder 8 Ad hoc Committee on Guidelines for the Brewster Memorial Award: drafts

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