Henry P. Attwater Papers
00212

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator
Attwater, H. P., (Henry Philemon), 1854-1931
Title
Henry P. Attwater papers
ID
00212
Date [inclusive]
1889-1930
Extent
1.0 Cubic feet
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing,Michigan".

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Biographical Note

Henry Philemon Attwater was born in Brighton, England, on April 28, 1854. In 1873 his family immigrated to Ontario, Canada where they farmed. He became interested in natural history in the early 1880’s and made collecting trips to Texas. He moved to Texas in 1889 and in 1900 became an agriculture and industrial agent for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Attwater retired in 1913 to focus on research. He passed away September 25, 1931.

Attwater served as the director of the National Audubon Society. He contributed specimens to the Smithsonian, wrote scientific papers, and worked for game conservation legislation.

(Source: Texas State Historical Society- The Handbook of Texas Online website)

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Scope and Content

The H. P. Attwater papers contain notebooks handwritten by Attwater between the years of 1889-1930. The notebooks are primarily daily records of weather, birds, bird eggs, or animals that Attwater observed. There are also newspaper clippings detailing the general and bizarre weather for 1894-1930. Also included is “The Standard Catalog of North American Bird Eggs” from 1905.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections June 2011

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University Property Rights: Michigan State University

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Custodial History

Transferred by Rollin Baker.

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Controlled Access Headings

Genre(s)

  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Notebooks

Geographic Name(s)

  • Texas

Subject(s)

  • Ornithology

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Collection Inventory

Box Folder

The Standard Catalog of North American Bird Eggs 1905 

 1 1

Animal Notes 1889-1895 

 1 2

Migration Notes etc, San Antonio, Texas 1889-1891 

 1 3

Bird Notes, Rockport, Arkansas Co. and Texas 1891-1893 

 1 4

Bird Notes, Rockport, Arkansas Co. and San Antonio Texas 1893-1894 

 1 5

Bird Egg Notes 1893-1915 

 1 6

Bird Notes, Losoya, Bexar Co Texas 1895 

 1 7

Natural History, Bird Notes, San Antonio, Texas 1895-1897 

 1 8

Bird Notes, San Antonio, Texas 1898-1900 

 1 9

Notes Birds etc., Houston Texas 1901-1905 

 1 10

Notes- Weather, Birds, etc 1906-1908 

 1 11

Notes 1909-1911 

 1 12

Notes 1912-1913 

 1 13

Notes 1914-1916 

 1 14

Notes, Houston Texas 1917-1918 

 1 15

Notes 1919-1920 

 1 16
Box Drawer

Notes 1921 

 1 17
Box Folder

Notes 1922 

 1 18

Notes 1923 

 1 19

Notes 1924 

 1 20

Notes 1925 

 1 21

Notes 1926 

 1 22

Notes 1927 

 1 27

Notes 1928 

 1 24

Notes 1929 

 1 25

Notes 1930 

 1 26

Newspaper Clippings 
Box Folder

 1894 

 1 27

 1895 

 1 28

 1899 

 1 29

 1901 

 1 30

 1902 

 1 31

 1903 

 1 32

 1904 

 1 33

 1907 

 1 34

 1908 

 1 35
Box Box

 1909 

 1 36
Box Folder

 1910 

 1 37

 1911 

 1 38

 1912 

 1 39

 1913 

 1 40

 1914 

 1 41

 1915 

 1 42

 1916 

 1 43

 1917 

 1 44

 1918 

 1 45

 1919 

 1 46

 1920 

 1 47

 1921 

 1 48

 1922 

 1 49

 1923 

 1 50

 1924 

 1 51

 1925 

 1 52

 1926 

 1 53

 1927 

 1 54

 1928 

 1 55

 1929 

 1 56

 1930 

 1 57

 undated 

 1 58-63