Correspondence, data and notes relating to ornithology, with a particular focus on the birds of East Africa. Many of the papers relate to research for the books Birds of Somalia and Birds of Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Dates
- Creation: 1842-Jun 2011
Extent
10.1 Linear metres (64 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
- French
- German
- Hungarian
- Italian
Conditions Governing Access
Some material is closed.
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark, e.g. MS. 14901/1].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. 14901/1-64
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 14901
Abstract
Papers of John Sidney Ash (1925-2014), ornithologist.
Biographical / Historical
John Sidney Ash (26 May 1925-6 Jan 2014) was an English ornithologist. Educated at the University of Durham and Imperial College London, he went on to conduct extensive fieldwork in Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, and Indonesia, during which time he discovered and named the Ankober serin finch and co-discovered the Liben lark. In collaboration with John Miskell and John Atkins he authored two landmark books, Birds of Somalia (published 1998) and Birds of Ethiopia and Eritrea (2009). He died three days after his wife of 63 years, the botanist and artist Jonquil Gudgeon.
Arrangement
Material arranged as received from the Alexander Library of Ornithology.
Custodial History
Presented to the Alexander Library of Ornithology by Dr. Caroline Ash, 2013.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Alexander Library of Ornithology, 2018.
Subject
- Title
- Papers of John Sidney Ash
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by EAD version by Meg Woodward and Marion Lowman
- Date
- 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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