Accipetres, from G. R. Gray’s Genera of Birds
Overview
This collection consists of a single volume containing notes for an ornithological work, as well as loose material removed from the volume. The section Accipitres from G. R. Gray's Genera of Birds, 1849 (42 printed pages) has been placed into this volume and is heavily annotated, interleaved with many sheets of lined blue paper containing extensive annotations on and additions to the text. The additions are largely citations of dated nomenclature up to 1875; but there are some lengthy descriptions of hawks and owls, with sources cited. Richard Bowlder Sharpe, the owner of the volume, was a protege of Gray's, who died in 1872.
Dates
- Creation: 1875?
Creator
- Sharpe, Richard Bowdler, 1847-1909 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
1 volume (1 volume + 1 folder) : Binding: Heavy red morocco, gold-tooled. Binding Title: ACCIPITRES. TEXT. Ornamentation: Some tracings of bird-features tipped in. Script: Apparently in a number of hands. Includes pasted-in printed material as well as handwritten pages. ; Volume measures no taller than 45 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
MS G40
Physical Location
MS P467
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Ralph Ellis, 1945
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Richard Bowdler Sharpe’s Ornithological Manuscript Collection
- Subtitle
- Accipetres, from G. R. Gray’s Genera of Birds
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by alh, 1975; Finding aid encoded by skt, 2006. Finding aid revised by ksc, 2005; cl, 2010.
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/9078498346
- Preferred citation
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Accipetres, from G. R. Gray’s <emph render="italic">Genera of Birds</emph>, Department of Special Collections, MS G40, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository