Natural History Collection

undated.
549 linear feet
Artwork.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0030

Rex Brasher (1869-1960) was one of America's greatest bird painters. He painted almost twice as many North American birds as Louis Aggasiz Fuertes or John James Audubon. He painted a total of 875 water color paintings of 1200 species or subspecies of birds in their natural habitats, based on American Ornithologists Union Checklist of North American Birds.

[1675], 1963-2006
3 linear feet
Administrative records, By-Laws, publications.
Collection Number: MSS 2007-0027

Joshua's Tract Conservation and Historic Trust is a membership organization formed in 1966 to receive gifts of money and land, or to buy land of historic, aesthetic, or scientific value, to be preserved for the benefit of future generations. Its region of concern includes the northeast Connecticut towns of Andover, Ashford, Chaplin, Columbia, Coventry, Franklin, Hampton, Lebanon, Mansfield, Scotland, Tolland, Willington, and Windham. Together with Joshua's Trust conservation restriction easements these properties create significant green corridors throughout the region, often abutting other agency's protected lands, watersheds, and trails. Records document the operations, activities and programs of the organization and include founding documents, by-laws, annual reports, meeting minutes, subject files, newsclippings, photographs and publications.

undated, 1799-1995
238 linear feet
Correspondence, manuscripts, drafts, photographs.
Collection Number: MSS 1981-0009

Teale’s papers include field notes and drafts for each of his books, early childhood writings, professional writings for magazines, newspapers and book reviews, correspondence- both personal and professional, personal and family documents, scrapbooks, and memorabilia, as well as his photographs (prints, negatives, and transparencies) and his personal library. There is also one box of original John Burroughs material Teale collected over the years.

undated, 1901-1989
1 linear foot
Correspondence, manuscripts, publications, photographs, negatives, financial records.
Collection Number: MSS 1998-0287

The collection contains correspondence, publications, research notes, photographs, and manuscript versions of some of Terres' work.

undated, 1969-1994
12 linear feet
Artwork, dummies, proofs.
Collection Number: MSS 1997-0077

Collection consists of Ms. Zallinger’s original artwork for more than 20 books. In addition to the original art, collection contains a number of book dummies, publisher’s proofs, and print editions for a few of the titles.