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Agglutination Manuscripts
Angee the Ant Manuscript
This collection is of a manuscript of an educational children’s book “Angee, the Ant” describing the life cycle of a queen black ant who encounters various other species of ant on her journey. The text includes references to ant behavior, ecology, and differences between species told via the narrative story. There is an introduction written by Charles T. Brues, a bibliography, and an appendix providing further scientific context.
Arthur L. Reagh Papers
This collection contains 2 notebooks of handwritten ornithological sightings from West Roxbury, Massachusetts, dating from 1885-1901, 1 notebook of handwritten ornithological sightings and report drafts from West Roxbury, Massachusetts, dating from 1885-1890, 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.
Assortment of Notes and Clippings on Fishing
This collection contains various notes and clippings related to fishing in the United States and Europe. The majority of materials are undated. Three clippings are dated 1750, 1794, and 1780s.
The types of clippings and notes include:
-Publications
-Newspaper
-Handwritten notes and drawings (some with publication citations; one drawing signed by Wallace)
-Engravings
The subjects include:
-Sun Fish
-Salmon
-Cod
-Porgy
-Halibut
-Herring
-Flying Fish
Book Plate of Comparative Size of Animals
This book plate is an engraving of various animals to scale. The plate was drawn by William Croome and published by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford as part of A Comprehensive Atlas, Geographical, Historical & Commercial.
Book Plate of Zoology
This book plate is of 7 various mammals. It was engraved by J. Shury for Universal Technological Dictionary, or, Familiar Explanations of the Terms Used in All Arts and Sciences Containing Definitions Drawn from the Original Writers, and Illustrated by Plates, Epigrams, Cuts, &c. by George Crabb.
Book Plates of Parasites
These book plates are of parasite illustrations from Mikrographische Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der wirbellosen Thiere (Micrographic Contributions to the Natural History of Invertebrates) by biologist Alexander von Nordmann.
Book Plates of The Fishes of Porto Rico
Boston Society of Natural History Administration Records
Boston Society of Natural History Collection Records
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