F.J.H. Jenkinson: Ornithological Notebook

Scope and Content

Diary and notebook containing occasional entries of birds observed or killed, mostly in the Scilly Isles, later at Cambridge, 1867-1880. The notebook also contains a copy of ornithological notes made by Jenkinson's father, John Henry Jenkinson, when in the Scilly Isles, 1854 and 1857-1858.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Transferred from Rare Book Department, class Res.

Other Finding Aids

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