Ornithologist; author of Life Histories of North American Birds and other titles; fellow and active member of American Ornithologists' Union. Contains Owen Durfee's field notebooks (1880-1909), Bent's journals (1887-1942), photographs, catalog of negatives (1896-1930), correspondence concerning photographs (1925-1946), mimeographed and printed material. Includes lists of nest observations, egg measurements, bird sightings, as well as records pertaining to negatives and specimens provided to organizations such as the Massachusetts Audubon Society, the Bristol County Agricultural School, and the United States National Museum.

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