Papers of A.F.G. Walker

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Comprises bird diaries and field notes, notebooks and reports.

Dates

Creation: 1945-1990

Extent

0.88 Linear metres (8 physical shelfmarks)

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 15514/1, fols. 1-2].

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Full range of shelfmarks:

MSS. 15514/1-8

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 15514

Additional Description

Abstract

Papers of Alan (A.F.G.) Walker (1928-1991), ornithologist

Biographical / Historical

Alan (A.F.G.) Walker (1928-1991) was a member of Harrogate and District Naturalists' Society, and the society's president in 1972. In 1977 he produced the booklet "Birds in the Harrogate District". He acted as a regional representative for Yorkshire in the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, 1953-1954, and in 1970 he was awarded the Bernard Tucker Medal for outstanding service to the British Trust for Ornithology.

Sources:

Presidential Address, Yorkshire Naturalists Union, 2016 [https://www.ynu.org.uk/sites/default/xyzerrt/documents/YNU-SPW%20Presidential%20Address-November%202016.pdf accessed 18 January 2019]

A Brief History of the Harrogate and District Naturalists' Society [http://www.hdns.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/A-brief-history-of-HDNS.pdf accessed 18 January 2019]

Annual Report 1953-1954, Wildfowl Trust [https://wildfowl.wwt.org.uk/index.php/wildfowl/article/viewFile/31/31 accessed 18 January 2019]

Ornithology awards, British Trust for Ornithology [https://www.bto.org/about-bto/ornithology-awards/medallists accessed 18 January 2019]