Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 04-086
National Museum of Natural History. Division of Birds
Curatorial Records, 1972-2000
Collection Overview
| General Information About This Collection | |
|---|---|
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
| Creator: | National Museum of Natural History. Division of Birds |
| Title: | Curatorial Records |
| Dates: | 1972-2000 |
| Quantity: | 1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box) |
| Collection: | Accession 04-086 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
| Summary: | This accession consists of materials documenting the career of Roxie C. Laybourne, a pioneering forensic scientist at the Smithsonian Institution whose expertise in identifying bird feathers helped government agencies and jet engine manufacturers take measures to keep birds away from aircraft. Laybourne worked in the Division of Birds for more than 40 years before retiring in 1988 as curator emeritus. In later years, she served as a consultant to the division of law enforcement of the National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory and taught biology at George Mason University as an adjunct professor. Materials include correspondence, articles and publications, law enforcement files, research materials, video and audio cassettes, and photographs (prints and digital images). |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of materials documenting the career of Roxie C. Laybourne, a pioneering forensic scientist at the Smithsonian Institution whose expertise in identifying bird feathers helped government agencies and jet engine manufacturers take measures to keep birds away from aircraft. Laybourne worked in the Division of Birds for more than 40 years before retiring in 1988 as curator emeritus. In later years, she served as a consultant to the division of law enforcement of the National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory and taught biology at George Mason University as an adjunct professor.
These records consist of correspondence, articles and publications, law enforcement files, research materials, video and audio cassettes, and photographs. Some materials are in electronic format.
Index Terms
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Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 04-086, National Museum of Natural History. Division of Birds, Curatorial Records
Container List
Box 1
Letters, 1980
Correspondence, 1983
Correspondence, 1984 (2 folders)
Correspondence, 1985
Correspondence, 1986-1987
Correspondence, 1987
Correspondence, 1988
Correspondence, 1993
Correspondence, 1994
Identifications and Correspondence, 1995
Current Correspondence
Old Correspondence
Alan Knox
Roxie/Dave Plant Specimens
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Correspondence
Ripley Letter, 1999
Ken Goddard
Paul Sykes
Judy Shamoun
Parrot Feathers - England
Falconiforme
Goura - Josie
Grey-cheeked Thrush
Duck Carcass Identification
Hybrid Gull/Post
Crossbill - Ottawa
Passer Domesticus/Gynander
Evening Grosbeak
Redwing Data
Florida Redwing Data Sheets - Non-breeding
Crane Sex
Roxie - "Cranes"
Garrett - Foreign Object Ingestion
Audubon Magazine Feather Identification
Ben MacKenzie - Radome Photos (Starling Bird Strike on Radome)
Identified Pellets From Vancouver Island, 1996
Problem of Shrinkage in Museum Specimens
Sandhill Crane Morphology
Cranes
Carcass Project
Migratory Game Carcasses Project
Ageing Albatross
RCL Manuscripts
Law Enforcement Reports, 1989
Law Enforcement, 1990
Law Enforcement, 1991
Fish and Wildlife, 1992
Law Enforcement, 1993
Law Enforcement Identifications, 1995
Virginia State Victim Gooden v. Lam and Holloway, 1973
South Dakota - Law Enforcement
FBI - Montana and Florida
Michigan
Utah
Blakemore - Game Carcass Case
Oklahoma - Law Enforcement, 1974
Maine
FBI - Newport, Rhode Island
FBI, 1974
Customs, 1972
Woodward Case - Detroit, July 1985
Travel Vouchers
Box 2
Publications
Roxie - Video/Radio/TV Appearances
Give Science a Hand #5: "For the Birds" (28 minute VHS Tape)
Recitation of Rabbi Ben Ezra by Roxie Laybourne, October 2000 (VHS Tape); and Radio Smithsonian (audio cassette)
Photographs (includes electronic records)
- Finding Aid encoded on: 9-20-2018
- Contact us at osiaref@si.edu