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Record Unit 7308
American Ornithologists' Union,
Biographical Files,
1883-

Introduction

Historical Note

Descriptive Entry


INTRODUCTION

Record Unit 7308 contains biographical materials assembled by the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). A portion of these materials were transferred to the Smithsonian Institution Archives in 1974 and 1975 as part of the main body of AOU records. The AOU has named the Smithsonian Institution Archives as repository for its official records. In 1983, the Archives secured the agreement of the AOU Council to separate the biographical files from the official AOU records and establish an active biographical collection. Periodic additions are made to this record unit.


HISTORICAL NOTE

The finding aid to record unit 7150, records of the American Ornithologists' Union, contains an administrative history of the AOU. The introduction to this finding aid provides an explanation of the provenance of the materials in this collection.


DESCRIPTIVE ENTRY

This collection consists of biographical files, arranged alphabetically, of past and present ornithologists and naturalists, not all of whom were members of the American Ornithologists' Union. The older files, preceded in the list by an asterisk, contain varying amounts and types of material, including reminiscences, articles, clippings, pamphlets, obituaries, press releases, memorials, and correspondence. For some persons, the information is quite limited. The more recent files generally consist of completed biographical forms and bibliographies submitted in response to the requests issued by the Biography Committee of the AOU. Some respondents have also sent curricula vitae and photographs. The final folder in the collection contains correspondence attached to incoming forms, 1983-1984. A small number of biographies and images are available in electronic form.

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