Letter, typescripts and photograph album.
Dates
- Creation: n.d. [1921-1922], 1941-1945
Extent
0.12 Linear metres (2 physical shelfmarks)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, where available, e.g. MS. 14944, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MS. 14944; MS. 14944 Photogr.
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 14944
Abstract
Papers of Edgar Percival Chance, 1904-1942.
Biographical / Historical
Edgar Percival Chance (1881–1955), ornithologist, known for his work on the cuckoo.
Custodial History
Presented to the Alexander Library of Ornithology by John Compton and his sisters via the British Trust for Ornithology, 24 Nov 1995.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Alexander Library of Ornithology, 2018.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Catalogue of the papers of Edgar Percival Chance
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Jen Patterson
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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