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Robert M. Mengel bird paintings

 Collection
Call Number: MS Q99

Overview

This collection consists of two watercolor paintings of birds, signed and dated 1952 and 1954 by Robert M. Mengel (1921-1990). The 1952 painting has a label identifying it as a ”Black-and-white warbler at nest," and the other watercolor is of an owl.

Dates

  • Creation: 1952, 1954

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Biography of Robert Morrow Mengel (1921-1990)

Born and raised in Kentucky, Robert Mengel pursued an interest in the study and drawing and painting of natural history subjects from an early age. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in zoology at the University of Michigan, following military service during World War II. In 1953, while still working on his book, Birds of Kentucky, Mengel took a half-time position at the University of Kansas. There he began work on a catalog of the ornithological books in the Ralph Nicholson Ellis, Jr. collection, now housed at KU's Kenneth Spencer Research Library. Mengel later became a professor of zoology at the University of Kansas and a curator in the university’s Museum of Natural History.

Extent

2 folders (2 oversize folders) : Watercolors on paper ; Folders measure 39 x 49 cm.

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

MS Q99

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Robert Mengel estate, 2009.

Related Materials

Personal papers of Robert Morrow Mengel, PP 8, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Title
Guide to the Robert M. Mengel Collection
Subtitle
Robert M. Mengel bird paintings
Author
Finding aid prepared by ksc, 2020. Finding aid encoded by mwh, 2022.
Date
2022-07-26
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
https://hdl.handle.net/10407/8813150944
Preferred citation
Robert M. Mengel bird paintings, MS Q99, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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