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Size | 6 items |
Abstract | W. J. Hoxie was an ornithologist of Beaufort, S.C., and St. Petersburg, Fla. The collection contains records of Hoxie, including a diary, 1888, of a bird observation and hunting expedition in the Titusville-Canaveral area of Florida, with notes on the Seminole language; two albums of photographs of wildlife, people, and scenes; notes about birds, 1869-1885; a scrapbook of nature articles by Hoxie; and a biographical sketch of Hoxie. |
Creator | Hoxie, W. J. (Walter John), 1848-1934. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, January 2011
Updated by: Laura Hart, July 2021
This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
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W. J. Hoxie was an ornithologist of Beaufort, S.C., and St. Petersburg, Fla.
Back to TopThe collection contains records of Hoxie, including a diary, 1888, of a bird observation and hunting expedition in the Titusville-Canaveral area of Florida, with notes on the Seminole language; two albums of photographs of wildlife, people, and scenes; notes about birds, 1869-1885; a scrapbook of nature articles by Hoxie; and a biographical sketch of Hoxie.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Volume 1: Diary, 1888 |
Photograph Album PA-1114/2-3
PA-1114/2PA-1114/3 |
Volumes 2 and 3: Scrapbooks of pictures |
Reel M-1114/1 |
Three volumesAccess Restriction: This microfilm reel is in Microfilm Remote Storage at the Library Service Center and is not available for immediate or same day access. Access Restriction: The original physical documents are not owned by the Library or stored in Wilson Special Collections Library. Microfilmed volumes include Walter John Hoxie, a monograph by William G. Fargo; "Bird Notes," a blueprint copy of Hoxie's bird notes made in the margin of his copy of Pacific Railroad Report, Volume IX; and a scrapbook containing nature articles (clippings) by Hoxie, 1888-1910. |