Creator::

Walkinshaw, Lawrence H.  Search this

Extent:

0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts

Maps

Black-and-white photographs

Date:

1964-1976

Descriptive Entry:

This accession consists of photographs, correspondence, maps, and research records documenting Lawrence H. Walkinshaw's study of cranes.

Historical Note:

Lawrence H. Walkinshaw (1904-1993) graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 1929. Though a dentist by training, he was a leading authority on cranes on which he published 61 articles and two books: The Sandhill Cranes (1949) and Cranes of the World (1973). He described the Canadian sandhill crane (Grus canadensis rowani) in 1965. He published on other species as well, most notably Kirtland's warbler.

Topic:

Ornithology  Search this

Cranes (Birds)  Search this

Dentists  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuscripts

Maps

Black-and-white photographs

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 83-053, Lawrence H. Walkinshaw Papers

Identifier:

Accession 83-053

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Lawrence H. Walkinshaw Papers

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa83-053