2.8 Linear Feet, Summary: 2 ft. 10 in. (6 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 4 in.)
Creator
Brooks, Earle Amos, 1871-1952
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown,
WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Ornithological notes by Brooks, who was one of four brothers renowned for their studies in biology at WVU around the turn
of the century, and after whom Brooks Hall is named. Earl Brooks, WVU Class of 1897, later went to seminary and became a Presbyterian
minister before receiving an appointment as professor of Natural Sciences at Boston University. While a student at WVU he
began compiling a study of birds of Upshur County. Later this compilation was expanded and published as A Check List of West
Virginia Birds, a book that is considered a pioneering classic in the field of ornithology. The collection consists of separate
notebooks kept on individual birds that are entitled by the common English name of the bird and also classified in standard
scientific fashion according to genus and species. The notebooks are numbered according to the system prescribed by the American
Ornithologists Union and each contains a state map with observed sites marked recording field observations by Brooks and his
co-workers of nesting sites and habits. These notebooks provided the basis for several publications ca. 1900-16 by Brooks
and were later used by Dr. George Hall in a subsequent book on birds of West Virginia.
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Conditions Governing Access
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Earl A. Brooks Ornithological Notes, A&M 0149, West Virginia and Regional
History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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