This accession consists of correspondence, field notes, photographs, negatives, clippings, and slides relating to Walkinshaw's ornithological research, especially on
cranes. Also included are copies of his dissertation, as well as his books Kirkland's Warbler: The Natural History of an Endangered Species, 1983 and Cranes of the
World, 1973.
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.
