Bird lover and citizen scientist James W. Eike (1911-1983) documented birds near his home in northern Virginia. His personal notes, demonstrating his love of both birds and his family, make his field ...

Charles Darwin set the standard in "Voyage of the Beagle," recounting his five years sailing around the world in the 1830s. In meticulous detail, he recorded the flora, fauna and geology. Like many ...

This collection contains 10 field books by John Xantus, originally maintained by the Division of Birds. Field books consist of specimen catalogs which contain bird, egg, nest, fish, insect, reptile, ...

Life in the past couple of months has been strange, to say the least. With quarantine and stay-at-home orders, it’s potentially given us a lot more free time on our hands. Maybe for some, this amount ...

For a description of the record series of which these materials form a part, refer to the "Forms part of" above. This collection consists of the field books of Robert W. Read. The field books document ...

Nostalgia is a powerful thing, especially among tradition-bound fans of America's Pastime. That's why many of us yearn for the chance to experience even just one game at a place like Milwaukee's old ...