Notes on bird flight, including pictures and cuttings gathered during research for his book, Feathered Wings: A Study of Flight in Birds.
Dates
- c.1940s-c.1950s
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries, MS. 14987.
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Shelfmark:
MS. 14987
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 14987
Overview
Papers of T.A.M. (Anthony) Jack.
Biographical / Historical
T.A.M. (Anthony) Jack was President of the British Falconers Club, 1971-1994. His book Feathered Wings: A Study of Flight in Birds, was published by Methuen in 1953. He also produced a translation of Diogo Fernandes Ferreira's 1616 Arte Da Caça de Altaneria from the Portuguese, entitled Ferreira's Falconry, published by The Signet Press in 1996.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Alexander Library of Ornithology, 2018.
Bibliography
- T.A.M. Jack, Feathered Wings: A Study of Flight in Birds (Methuen: 1953).
- Title
- Papers of T.A.M. (Anthony) Jack
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Sarah Thiel and Marion Lowman
- Language of description
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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