David Armitage Bannerman Papers, 1903 - 1966
Scope and Contents
This collection primarily contains bound manuscript notes, watercolors, and photographs from ornithologist David Armitage Bannerman’s trip to the Cape Verde Islands between 1903-1908, 1909-1912, and 1920. The collection includes one hand drawn map titled “Graciosa,” pages from publications on bird breeding, and a feather picked-up in Trinidad Gardens, Sandiago from a Guinea-fowl. Notes focus on the breeding of birds in the Cape Verde Islands.
Dates
- Creation: 1903 - 1966
Creator
- Bannerman, David Armitage, 1886-1979 (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection is in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to research.
Biographical / Historical
David Armitage Bannerman (1886-1979); a British ornithologist, was Curator of the British Museum of Natural History from 1919 to 1952. He graduated from Pembroke College in 1909 and traveled extensively through Africa, West Indies, South America, and the Atlantic Islands. Bannerman served as chairman of the British Ornithologist Club from 1932 to 1935 editing their bulletin, as well as the British Ornithologist Union and the Society for the Protection of Birds. Bannerman lived in Dumfriesshire, England on a farm from 1952 to 1979, and periodically made contributions to the journal, Ibis.
Extent
.25 Cubic Feet (1 flat box )
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Watkinson Library - Archival Collections Repository
Trinity College Library
300 Summit St.
Hartford Connecticut 06106