Creator::

Walkinshaw, Lawrence H.  Search this

Extent:

2.25 cu. ft. (3 3x5 boxes) (5 5x8 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Color negatives

Black-and-white negatives

Nitrate materials

Date:

1960-1983

Descriptive Entry:

This collection consists of photographs and negatives created by Lawrence H. Walkinshaw.

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

Sandhill crane  Search this

Kirtland's warbler  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color negatives

Black-and-white negatives

Nitrate materials

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7410, Lawrence H. Walkinshaw Papers

Identifier:

Record Unit 7410

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Lawrence H. Walkinshaw Papers

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-faru7410