Handwritten indexed bird notes on record cards.
Dates
- 1930s-1960s
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries, MS. 15042.
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Shelfmark:
MS. 15042
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 15042
Overview
Indexed bird notes by Myles Edward Wentworth North.
Biographical / Historical
Myles Edward Wentworth North (1908-1967) was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he was a member of the Cambridge Bird Club. After graduation he joined the Colonial Administrative Service in Kenya. He is known for his sound recordings of East African bird song.
Biographical note written with reference to:
W.H.T. (1968), Obituary: Myles Edward Wentworth North, 1908-1967, Ibis, vol. 110, no. 3, pp. 364-365
Biographical note written with reference to:
W.H.T. (1968), Obituary: Myles Edward Wentworth North, 1908-1967, Ibis, vol. 110, no. 3, pp. 364-365
Custodial History
Presented to the Alexander Library of Ornithology by the executors of Myles North, 1969.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Alexander Library of Ornithology, 2018.
- Title
- Indexed bird notes by Myles Edward Wentworth North
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Sarah Thiel and Marion Lowman
- Language of description
- English
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