Robert Porter Allen was an ornithologist and conservation activist with the National Audubon Society. He founded the Audubon Research Center in Tavernier, FL and dedicated his life to documenting various bird species. His efforts to document the Whooping Crane nesting sites in North America generated national media coverage and aided in the creation of the Endangered Species Act in 1973. This collection features digitized items from the USF Libraries Special Collections holdings.
This portion of the digital collection contains photographs or single-page images from the collection. For papers and warden reports, see the Robert Porter Allen Audubon Collection - Photographs.
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Report, Preliminary Studies of the Behavior of the Black-Crowned Night Heron Nyctiocorax Hoactli (Gmelin), circa 1938
Robert Porter Allen and F. P. Mangels
A report by Robert Porter Allen and F.P. Mengels about the Black-Crowned Night Heron and recommendations for conservation.
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Report, Roseate Spoonbill, October 1938
Daniel B. Bear
An October 1938 report by Daniel B. Beard on the Roseate Spoonbill.
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Questionnaire, Allan Cruickshank, Roseate Spoonbill Questionnaire, March 3, 1938
Allan D. Cruickshank
Allan Cruickshank's answers to a survey on Roseate Spoonbills, their numbers, their habitats, and habits.
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Membership List, Conservation Officers, Commission of Game and Fresh Water Fish, April 16, 1938
Florida. Commission of Game and Fresh Water Fish
A list of conservation officers for the Commission of Game and Fresh Water Fish split by districts.
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Questionnaire, Florida Crane, circa 1938
Coleman D. Lane
Coleman D. Lane's answers to a questionnaire about cranes, their numbers, habitats, and habits. Also included is a photograph of a crane.
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Field Notes - Texas, June 1 - July 12, 1937
Robert Porter Allen
Field notes for bird observations in Texas between June 1 and July 12, 1937.
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Field Notes, Connecticut and Maine, July 20 -28, 1936
Robert Porter Allen
A field notebook with bird observations in Connecticut and Maine from July 20 to 28, 1936.
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Field Notes, Florida Bay, June 15-26, 1936
Robert Porter Allen
A field notebook with bird observations at Florida Bay and Whitewater Bay from June 15 to 26, 1936.
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Field Notes, Santee Swamp, South Carolina, Notes and Sketches, November 25 - December 12, 1936
Robert Porter Allen
A field notebook of a bird observation visit to Santee Swamp in South Carolina.
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Field Notes, Santee Swamp, South Carolina, November 25 - December 12, 1936
Robert Porter Allen
A field notebook for bird observations at Santee Swamp in South Carolina from November 25 to December 12, 1936.
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Report, Relation of Control Measures on Massachusetts Coast to the Herring Gull, Eiders and Scoters, March 1935
Robert Porter Allen
A report on control measures on the Massachusetts coast to helping the Herring Gull, Eider, and Scoters.
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Article, T. Gilbert Pearson: A Personal History of American Bird Protection, circa 1935-1963
Robert Porter Allen
An article by Robert Porter Allen about T. Gilbert Pearson, an ornithologist and conservationist as well as the founder of the National Audubon Society. This article includes derogatory stereotypes of Indigenous peoples.
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Behavior of Black-Crowned Night Heron, North Carolina, May-June 1935
Robert Porter Allen
A field notebook of observations about the Black-crowned Night Heron on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina.
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Newsletter, Santee-Cooper Project Fatal to Wild Life, December 19, 1935
Robert Porter Allen
A copy of the article "Santee-Cooper Project Fatal to Wild Life" about the proposed Santee-Cooper power project in South Carolina.
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Memo, Warren F. Eaton, Hobby Round-up, April 27, 1935
Warren F. Eaton
A memo by Warren F. Eaton about the Hobby Show and information on hawks in Pennsylvania
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Field Notes, South Florida, January-May 1933, January 1936
Robert Porter Allen
A field notebook with bird observations in the Everglades and in Florida Bay, from January to May 1933 and January 1936.
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Report of the Hawk Flights on Blue Mountain, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, October 27, 1933
Robert Porter Allen
A report on the hawk and owl situation in Schuylkill County in Pennsylvania by Robert Porter Allen.
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Report on Inspection of New London Tern Colonies, 1933
Robert Porter Allen
A report on New London Tern colonies in 1933 by Robert Porter Allen.
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Census, Birds on Cape May Flight, September-October 1932
Robert Porter Allen
A census of the birds found at Cape May Point in New Jersey between September and October 1932.
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Field Notes, Hawk Investigation, Cape May Point, New Jersey, September 14 - October 29, 1932
Robert Porter Allen
A field notebook with bird observations from a trip to Cape May Point in New Jersey from September 14 to October 29, 1932.
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Outdoor Nature Club of Houston, Texas Bulletin, Spring 1931
The Spring 1931 Bulletin for The Outdoor Nature Club of Houston, Texas. Includes articles on spoonbills, the National Audubon Society, trees in Texas, San Jacinto, and other news.
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Field Notes, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, 1931 and Florida, 1953
Robert Porter Allen
A field notebook with multiple trips to observe birds. The first is to New Jersey and Pennsylvania in 1931. The rest are trips within Florida from 1952 to 1953.
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Field Notes, North Carolina and South Carolina, April 8 - June 1, 1931
Robert Porter Allen
A field notebook with bird observations from a trip to North Carolina and South Carolina between April 8 and June 1, 1931.
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Report, Bird Colonies in Maine, June 23 - July 14, 1931
Robert Porter Allen
A report of a trip made by Arthur Norton and Robert Porter Allen to bird colonies on the coast of Maine from June 23 to July 14, 1931.
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Article, Bald Eagle, National Bird Declared in Need of Protection, circa 1930-1963
Robert Porter Allen
An article about the Bald Eagle and needs for protection in the United States.
