Photographs, notebooks, correspondence, and manuscripts of John Hugh Owen, mainly relating to birds.
Dates
- Creation: [c.1920s-c.1950s]
Extent
0.7 Linear metres (4 physical shelfmarks)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 15048/1, fols. 1-2].
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Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. 15048/1-4
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 15048
Abstract
Papers of John Hugh Owen (1877-1959), teacher and ornithologist.
Biographical / Historical
John Hugh Owen (1877-1959) was educated at Oswestry Grammar School and Jesus College, Oxford. He taught at Felsted School from 1907 to 1939. An obituary of Owen was published in British Birds, vol. 52, pp. 309-311 (1959).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Alexander Library of Ornithology, 2018.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Catalogue of the papers of John Hugh Owen
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by EAD version by Jen Patterson and Marion Lowman
- Date
- 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk