Overview of the Collection
Smithsonian Institution Archives,
Washington, D.C.,
osiaref@si.edu
Walkinshaw, Lawrence H.
Personal Papers
Lawrence H. Walkinshaw Papers
1918-1992
11.19 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (1 16x20 box)
Accession 93-079
English
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 93-079, Lawrence H. Walkinshaw Papers
Historical Note
Lawrence H. Walkinshaw (1904-1993) graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 1929. Though a dentist by training, he was a leading authority on
cranes on which he published 61 articles and two books: The Sandhill Cranes (1949) and Cranes of the World (1973). He described the Canadian sandhill crane (Grus
canadensis rowani) in 1965. He published on other species as well, most notably Kirtland's warbler.
Descriptive Entry
These papers document Lawrence H. Walkinshaw's ornithological research, particularly on cranes and Kirtland's warblers. They include correspondence with colleagues;
field notes, 1918-1992; and notes, lists, and other data on birds.
Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Name
Walkinshaw, Lawrence H.
University of Michigan. School of Dentistry
Subject
Kirtland's warbler
Ornithology
Dentists
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Manuscripts
Field notes
Box 1
Box 1 of 12
Correspondence, c. 1930-1991 (16 folders)
Box 2
Box 2 of 12
Correspondence, c. 1930-1991 (23 folders)
Box 2 of 12
Walkinshaw Autobiography
Box 2 of 12
Notes, reports, articles, and data on cranes
Box 3
Box 3 of 12
Notes, reports, articles, and data on cranes (15 folders)
Box 4
Box 4 of 12
Notes, reports, articles, and data on cranes (5 folders)
Box 4 of 12
Some Bird Observations in Kinross Township, 1930-1943
Some Bird Observations in Kinross Township, 1930-1943
Box 4 of 12
Catalogue of Number of Bird Eggs
Box 4 of 12
Field Notes - Michigan, 1918-1930
Field Notes - Michigan, 1918-1930
Box 4 of 12
Field Notes, 1935-1937
Field Notes, 1935-1937
Box 4 of 12
Field Notes - Alaska, 1946
Field Notes - Alaska, 1946
Box 4 of 12
Field Notes, 1920-1968 (mostly 1955-1960)
Field Notes, 1920-1968 (mostly 1955-1960)
Box 4 of 12
Field Notes - Andros Island, 1960
Field Notes - Andros Island, 1960
Box 4 of 12
Field Notes - Michigan, 1960
Field Notes - Michigan, 1960
Box 4 of 12
Field Notes, 1961-1962 (2 folders)
Folder 1 - Field Notes, 1961-1962
Folder 2 - Field Notes, 1961-1962
Box 4 of 12
Field Notes - Banks Island, Northwest Territories, Canada, 1964
Field Notes - Banks Island, Northwest Territories, Canada, 1964
Box 4 of 12
Field Notes, 1965
Field Notes, 1965
Box 4 of 12
Field Notes, 1968
Field Notes, 1968
Box 4 of 12
Field Notes, 1969
Field Notes, 1969
Box 4 of 12
Field Notes, 1982-1983
Field Notes, 1982-1983
Box 4 of 12
Field Notes, 1930-1990
Field Notes, 1930-1990
Box 5
Box 5 of 12
Notes and correspondence, c. 1938-1946
Box 5 of 12
Greater Sandhill Crane Nests - Michigan, 1970-1982
Greater Sandhill Crane Nests - Michigan, 1970-1982
Box 5 of 12
Michigan Bird Records/Banding, 1976
Michigan Bird Records/Banding, 1976
Box 5 of 12
Michigan Sandhill Crane Nests, 1976
Michigan Sandhill Crane Nests, 1976
Box 5 of 12
Sandhill Crane Observations - Florida, Michigan, Texas, Idaho, and Yellowstone, 1978
Sandhill Crane Observations - Florida, Michigan, Texas, Idaho, and Yellowstone, 1978
Box 5 of 12
Field Notes - Michigan and Florida, 1978-1980
Field Notes - Michigan and Florida, 1978-1980
Box 5 of 12
Michigan Bird Notes, 1979
Michigan Bird Notes, 1979
Box 5 of 12
Bird Observations/Banding/Sandhill Crane Nests - Michigan, 1979-1980
Bird Observations/Banding/Sandhill Crane Nests - Michigan, 1979-1980
Box 5 of 12
Michigan Birds, 1982
Michigan Birds, 1982
Box 5 of 12
Michigan Bird Records, 1983
Michigan Bird Records, 1983
Box 5 of 12
Michigan Bird Records, 1984
Michigan Bird Records, 1984
Box 5 of 12
Michigan Birds, 1985 (2 folders)
Folder 1 - Michigan Birds, 1985
Folder 2 - Michigan Birds, 1985
Box 5 of 12
Michigan Birds, 1986 (2 folders)
Folder 1 - Michigan Birds, 1986
Folder 2 - Michigan Birds, 1986
Box 5 of 12
Florida Bird Observations, 1987; Michigan Bird Observations, 1988; Correspondence, 1931-1988
Florida Bird Observations, 1987; Michigan Bird Observations, 1988; Correspondence, 1931-1988
Box 5 of 12
Florida Bird Notes, 1988
Florida Bird Notes, 1988
Box 5 of 12
Michigan Birds, 1990
Michigan Birds, 1990
Box 5 of 12
Field Notes, 1945-1948, 1992
Field Notes, 1945-1948, 1992
Box 5 of 12
Bird Records - Michigan and Wisconsin, 1970
Bird Records - Michigan and Wisconsin, 1970
Box 5 of 12
Bird Records - Michigan and Mississippi, 1971
Bird Records - Michigan and Mississippi, 1971
Box 5 of 12
Michigan Birds, 1972
Michigan Birds, 1972
Box 6
Box 6 of 12
Michigan Birds, 1973-1974 (2 folders)
Folder 1 - Michigan Birds, 1973-1974
Folder 2 - Michigan Birds, 1973-1974
Box 6 of 12
Michigan Birds - Banding, 1973-1974
Michigan Birds - Banding, 1973-1974
Box 6 of 12
Michigan Bird Notes, 1974-1975
Michigan Bird Notes, 1974-1975
Box 6 of 12
Michigan Bird Records, 1975
Michigan Bird Records, 1975
Box 6 of 12
Kirtland's Warbler Nesting and Other Michigan Nests, 1976
Kirtland's Warbler Nesting and Other Michigan Nests, 1976
Box 6 of 12
Michigan Bird Records/Banding, 1977
Michigan Bird Records/Banding, 1977
Box 6 of 12
Michigan Bird Notes, 1978
Michigan Bird Notes, 1978
Box 6 of 12
Field Notes, 1978
Field Notes, 1978
Box 6 of 12
Michigan Bird Records, 1979
Michigan Bird Records, 1979
Box 6 of 12
Field Notes, 1970-1972, 1980
Field Notes, 1970-1972, 1980
Box 6 of 12
Field Notes, 1980-1981
Field Notes, 1980-1981
Box 6 of 12
Field Notes, 1981-1990
Field Notes, 1981-1990
Box 6 of 12
Michigan Bird Records, 1981
Michigan Bird Records, 1981
Box 6 of 12
Field Notes, 1982
Field Notes, 1982
Box 6 of 12
Michigan Bird Observations, 1982
Michigan Bird Observations, 1982
Box 6 of 12
Michigan Bird Observations, 1983
Michigan Bird Observations, 1983
Box 6 of 12
Field Notes, 1984-1986
Field Notes, 1984-1986
Box 6 of 12
Field Notes, 1987
Field Notes, 1987
Box 6 of 12
Bird Records - Florida and Michigan, 1987
Bird Records - Florida and Michigan, 1987
Box 6 of 12
Field Notes, 1990-1991
Field Notes, 1990-1991
Box 7
Box 7 of 12
Field Notes
Field Notes, 1979
Box 7 of 12
Florida Bird Work - Cranes and Other (2 folders)
Folder 1 - Florida Bird Work - Cranes and Other, 1985-1990
Folder 2 - Florida Bird Work - Cranes and Other, 1987-1991
Box 7 of 12
Birds Banded in Michigan, 1930-1980 (2 folders)
Folder 1 - Birds Banded in Michigan, 1930-1980
Folder 2 - Birds Banded in Michigan, 1930-1980
Box 7 of 12
Florida and Michigan Bird Records (12 folders)
Folder 1 - Florida and Michigan Bird Records, 1972-1989
Folder 2 - Florida and Michigan Bird Records, 1932-1993
Folder 3 - Florida and Michigan Bird Records, 1939-1976
Folder 4 - Florida and Michigan Bird Records, 1953-1979
Folder 5 - Florida and Michigan Bird Records, 1948-1966
Folder 6 - Florida and Michigan Bird Records, 1948-1989
Folder 7 - Florida and Michigan Bird Records, 1952-1980
Folder 8 - Florida and Michigan Bird Records, 1914-1978
Folder 9 - Florida and Michigan Bird Records, 1958-1979
Folder 10 - Florida and Michigan Bird Records, 1962-1982
Folder 11 - Florida and Michigan Bird Records, 1971
Folder 12 - Florida and Michigan Bird Records, 1930-1977
Box 8
Box 8 of 12
Florida and Michigan Bird Records (4 folders)
Folder 1 - Florida and Michigan Bird Records, 1919-1992
Folder 2 - Florida and Michigan Bird Records, 1957-1989
Folder 3 - Florida and Michigan Bird Records, 1987-1991
Folder 4 - Florida and Michigan Bird Records, 1918-1991
Box 8 of 12
Bird Data - Florida and Michigan, 1992
Bird Data - Florida and Michigan, 1992
Box 8 of 12
World Crane Nest Records
Box 8 of 12
Notes and data on cranes
Box 8 of 12
Crane Information from Ronald H. Hoffman
Box 8 of 12
Notes, data, newsletters, articles, and correspondence on cranes (4 folders)
Box 8 of 12
Sandhill Crane Project Monthly Reports from the Ohio Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, 1986-1987
Box 8 of 12
Draft Environmental Impact Assessment for the Proposed Experimental Release of Red-Crowned Cranes in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, 1990
Box 8 of 12
Quarterly Reports of Work Done by Janet L. McMillen for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1986-1989
Box 8 of 12
A Report on the Whooping Crane's Northern Breeding Grounds, edited by Robert Porter Allen, 1956
Box 8 of 12
Articles, theses, and reports on cranes by various authors (3 folders)
Box 8 of 12
Crane Book Proof Pieces
Box 8 of 12
Life History of the Eastern Field Sparrow manuscript
Box 8 of 12
Kirtland's Warbler in Summer, 1978
Box 9
Box 9 of 12
Michigan County Maps - Region I: Upper Peninsula, 1961
Michigan County Maps - Region I: Upper Peninsula, 1961
Box 9 of 12
Michigan County Maps - Region II: Northern Lower Peninsula
Michigan County Maps - Region II: Northern Lower Peninsula, 1951-1984
Box 9 of 12
Michigan County Maps - Region III: Southern Lower Peninsula, 1961
Michigan County Maps - Region III: Southern Lower Peninsula, 1961-1985
Box 9 of 12
Michigan County Maps - Miscellaneous Counties
Michigan County Maps - Miscellaneous Counties, 1964-1982
Box 10
Box 10 of 12
Wetlands Crane Study (5 folders)
Box 10 of 12
Notes and data on Kirtland's Warblers and Sandhill Cranes (3 folders)
Box 10 of 12
Notes, data, articles, and correspondence on Kirtland's Warblers with a small amount on Sandhill Cranes (9 folders)
Box 11
Box 11 of 12
Notes, data, articles, and correspondence on Kirtland's Warblers with a small amount on Sandhill Cranes
Box 11 of 12
Palm Warbler and Prairie Warbler
Box 11 of 12
Palm Warbler and Prairie Warbler - Photographs, 1944-1956
Box 11 of 12
Isle of Pines Bird Notes, Michigan Academy of Sciences, 1951
Box 11 of 12
Chipping Sparrow
Box 11 of 12
Life History of the Field Sparrow, by Malcolm Phelps Crooks, 1948
Box 11 of 12
Michigan Bird Records
Box 11 of 12
Bird Observations - Michigan
Box 11 of 12
Breeding Habits and Breeding Potential: Birds, 1952
Box 11 of 12
Notes, data, reports, articles, and correspondence on various birds (13 folders)
Box 12
Box 12 of 12
Notes, data, reports, articles, and correspondence on various birds (5 folders)