- Rare Books and Special Collections
- Casey Albert Wood Collection
- Research and writing
Research and writing
seriesapproximately 1850-1956, predominant 1911-1940MSG BW1203-1
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Where
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- Held by
- Rare Books and Special Collections via McGill University Archival Collections
- Dates
- approximately 1850-1956, predominant 1911-1940 (indexed as 1850–1956)
- Level
- series
- Extent
- 3.7 meters of textual records and other material.
- Scope & content
- This series consists of research, writing, and correspondence files relating to Casey Wood's major and minor publications and unpublished works, as well as, others assisting in Wood's publications, research, or writing about Wood. The majority of the research and writing materials for Wood's published and unpublished works were created between 1920-1940, while other materials collected during Wood's life, those associated with his memoir and obituary, date from approximately 1850-1943. Some prominent writings by Wood include “Introduction to the Literature of Vertebrate Zoology” (1921-1956), his unpublished memoir (ca. 1850-1939), “Fundus Oculi” (1911-1934), Wood family history (1920-1940), “Birds of Fiji” (1920-1928), “Through Forest and Jungle in Kashmir and North India” (1921-1934); Persian, Arabic and Hindustani manuscripts (1927-1934); and “The Art of Falconry” (1942). The series consists of many volumes and files containing a number of record types including manuscripts, typescripts, proofs, publications, photographs, correspondence, clippings, printed material, postcards, journals, administrative and financial records, and artwork. Some of the volumes are scrapbooks containing many of these materials mounted within, while others include similar materials bound within. These volumes do not necessarily have a clear organization but are sometimes arranged chronologically or by correspondent. There are 2230 incoming and outgoing pieces of correspondence including letters, postcards, notes, telegrams, and cards. Subseries 1) Introduction to the Literature of Vertebrate Zoology includes 1313 pieces of correspondence, the largest number of correspondence within the collection.
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- Subjects
- Zoology.; Ornithology.; Birds -- Research.; Ophthalmology -- History.
- Genre / form
- Manuscripts.; Correspondence.; Books.; Catalogs.; Photographs.; Research notes.; Biographies
- Language
- ara, English, French, German, hin, Italian, Latin, per
- Access & use
- In subseries 4, MSG 1203-1-4-11 contains undeveloped photograph negatives which must only be opened in a photo development dark room.
- Harvested
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