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.
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 Papers - Photographs.
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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.
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Chart, Illustrating Darling's Theory of a Social Threshold, circa 1930s to 1950s
Robert Porter Allen
A chart illustrating Darling's theory of a social threshold in birds.
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Chart, Welfare Factors For Spoonbill Breeding Area, circa 1930s-1940s
Robert Porter Allen
An illustrated chart for the welfare factors for spoonbill breeding.
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Field Notes, Lake Champlain, Ontario, Maine, and Connecticut, July 26, 1930 - July 15, 1931, 1933
Robert Porter Allen
A field notebook of observations about birds made during trips to Lake Champlain, Ontario, Maine, and Connecticut in 1930, 1931, and 1933.
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Field Notes, Maryland, November 15 - December 18, 1930
Robert Porter Allen
A field notebook for a trip to Baltimore County and Howard County in Maryland to observe and count birds from November 15 to December 18, 1930.
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Field Notes, Nest Relief in Grus Americana
Robert Porter Allen
A chart of nest reliefs in whooping cranes.
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Letter, Robert Porter Allen to Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Whooping Crane Investigations, circa 1930s-1950s
Robert Porter Allen
A letter from Robert Porter Allen to the Arkansas National Wildlife Refuge about an upcoming whooping crane investigation.
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Lines Written in a Hide, circa 1930s-1950s
Robert Porter Allen
An original poem by Robert Porter Allen created as he was inside a camera hide.
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Notes, Notes from Bottlepoint, circa 1930s-1940s
Robert Porter Allen
Robert Porter Allen's handwritten notes from Bottlepoint and Bottle Key on the birds he encountered. At the end of the notes are drawings of "Examples of Egg Predation on Roseate Spoonbills."
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Photograph, A Black Mangrove 140 Years Old, circa 1930-1950
Robert Porter Allen
A photograph of a black mangrove with John O'Reilly holding a measuring pole.
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Sign, The Cowpens Bird Sanctuary, circa 1930s to 1950s
Robert Porter Allen
A sign reading "The Cowpens, a bird sanctuary no hunting - no landing Florida park service protected by National Audubon Society."
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Field Notes, New Jersey, April 16 - June 4, 1921
Robert Porter Allen
A field notebook for a trip to New Jersey to observe birds from April 16 to June 4, 1921.
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International Stamps Featuring Birds, circa 1920s-1950s
Robert Porter Allen
A collection of stamps from Uruguay, Austria, and Armenia, featuring birds.
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Photograph, Feathered Game in the Athabasca Delta, 1920
R. A. Brooke and R. A. Brooks
A photograph of two men with feathered game they had hunted in the Athabasca Delta in Alberta, Canada.
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Photograph, Slavey at Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories, Canada, July 1919
R. A. Brooke
A photograph of a group of Slavey, an indigenous group native to the Northwest Territories in Canada.
