Handwritten field notes on birds, including 9 small photographs, 1927-1931, with an annual report of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, 1928, a single letter from B.W. Tucker, 1930, and a printed list showing the sizes of rings to be used when bird ringing (British Birds Marking Scheme), n.d.
There are no papers relating to the expedition of the Oxford University Exploration Club in 1931.
Dates
- Creation: 1927-1931, n.d.
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 15255].
Shelfmark:
MS. 15255
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 15255
Abstract
Field notes of Christopher John D'Aeth.
Biographical / Historical
Christopher John D'Aeth (1910-1931) was educated at Rugby and Balliol College, Oxford. He died during an expedition of the Oxford University Exploration Club to Akpatok Island, Hudson Strait, Canada, in 1931.
Custodial History
Given to E.M. Nicholson by Margaret D'Aeth, Christopher D'Aeth's mother, date unknown.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Alexander Library of Ornithology, 2018.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Field notes of Christopher John D'Aeth
- 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
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