Arthur L. Reagh Papers

Collection

Identifier: A2023-02-01

Staff Only

Content Description

This collection contains 2 notebooks of handwritten ornithological sightings from West Roxbury, Massachusetts, dating from 1885-1901, 1 notebook of histology laboratory from 1894-1895 containing detailed illustrations of microscopic biological tissues, and a compilation of Pasquaney nature lectures series from 1897.

Dates

1885 - 1897

Creator

Reagh, Arthur L. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to researchers.

As a preservation measure, some materials (one ornithological notebook with a broken binding and the Pasquaney lecture notebook with a torn cover) require the researcher to follow extra handling procedures of fragile materials.

For onsite access, researchers must schedule an appointment with the Archives as far in advance as possible; a minimum of three weeks is requested. Contact Archives@mos.org for more information.

Conditions Governing Use

Collection materials in public domain.

Biographical / Historical

Arthur Lincoln Reagh was a bacteriologist for the Massachusetts State Department of Health and an avid ornithologist. Born August 21, 1871 in West Roxbury, Massachusetts. Died 1949. Graduated from high school in 1885, received a degree from Harvard University in 1894, and received an M.D. from Harvard University in 1898. Was a member of the Nuttall Ornithological Club, the oldest ornithological society in the United States. Also a member of the American Ornithologists' Union beginning in 1906.