Creator::

Walkinshaw, Lawrence H.  Search this

Extent:

1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Black-and-white photographs

Color photographs

Date:

1950s-1983

Descriptive Entry:

This accession consists primarily of 35mm color slides documenting Lawrence H. Walkinshaw's field trips to study cranes. Materials also include a few color photographs.

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:

Black-and-white photographs

Color photographs

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 84-058, Lawrence H. Walkinshaw Papers

Identifier:

Accession 84-058

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Lawrence H. Walkinshaw Papers

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa84-058