Ornithologist

Content Description Archival papers relating to the life and work of the ornithologist, Jamal Ara, including correspondence, unpublished manuscripts, field diaries, notebooks, drafts of articles and final copies. Material ranging from 1940s to 1980s, almost all in the form of paper. Some material in Urdu. The collection is divided into six series. For details of sub-series in each, please see Collection Organization or the container list. Of particular interest is Series 2 (Notes and drafts), which...

Abstract The collection contains the papers of Ravi Sankaran, predominantly research material including field notes, pre-prints, re-prints, publications, statistical data, graphs, maps and pamphlets on various species and ecosystems Lesser Floricans, Bengal Floricans, Great Indian Bustard, on the conservation of edible-nest Swiftlets, Nicobar megapodes and ecology of Andaman and Nicobar islands. It also contains his personal diaries, letters, post cards, certificate, bills and also digital...

Content Description The Salim Ali Papers is divided into two series. The first series is titled S R Nayak. It contains visiting cards/ contact cards that were kept by Salim Ali. All visiting cards have been arranged alphabetically. It include visiting cards of artists, forest conservators, researchers, publishing houses, professors, government officials, etc. These cards were handed to Nayak who was working on a project with Salim Ali in 1987 at BNHS.The second series contains letters, research...

Scope and Contents The collection contains material donated by different donors related to history of ecology and conservation in India. Series one contains papers of Zafar Futehally who was a prominent ornithologist and writer. Futehally was involved with BNHS, NLFBW, BET, WFF, MoE etc and has worked on writing about birding and conservation of ecosystems in India. It includes birding diaries that belonged to Thomas Waterfield who was a birder based out of Pune. Series two contains material from L Shyamal...