Robert Porter Allen Papers - Records

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.

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Questionnaire, Roseate Spoonbill Nesting, Francis M. Weston, March 8, 1939

Francis M. Weston

A returned Roseate Spoonbill Nesting questionnaire from Francis M. Weston.
Questionnaire, Harold J. Wirebaugh, Roseate Spoonbill, March 6, 1939

Harold J. Wirebaugh

Harold J. Wirebaugh's answers to a survey on Roseate Spoonbills, their numbers, their habitats, and habits. Also included is a handwritten letter from Wirebaugh to Robert Porter Allen.
Letter, Horace A. Wolverton to Robert Porter Allen, April 22, 1939

Horace A. Wolverton

A typed letter from Horace A. Wolverton to Robert Porter Allen dated April 22, 1939.
Letter, C.C. Youmans to Robert Porter Allen, March 10, 1939

C. C. Youmans

A handwritten letter from C.C. Youmans to Robert Porter Allen dated March 10, 1939.
Field Notes, Bird Counts for Cobb Island, Virginia, 1938

Robert Porter Allen

A field notebook with bird counts for Cobb Island, Virginia in 1938.
Field Notes, Florida Keys, Immokalee, 1938

Robert Porter Allen

A field notebook with bird observations made in the Florida Keys and Immokalee, Florida, in 1938.
Lists, Roseate Spoonbill Questionnaire Planning, circa 1938

Robert Porter Allen

A set of lists for planning the Roseate Spoonbill questionnaire. The first list is a set of names and addresses to send the questionnaire to. The second list is that of nesting and rookery locations.
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.
Report, Roseate Spoonbill, October 1938

Daniel B. Bear

An October 1938 report by Daniel B. Beard on the Roseate Spoonbill.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.