| RefNo | MS/924/2/3 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Letters of Nikolaas Tinbergen to Lawrence Shaffer with associated papers 1969 |
| Date | 1969 |
| Description | Chiefly comprises letters to Lawrence 'Lary' Shaffer from Nikolaas 'Niko' Tinbergen addressed from the Department of Zoology, Animal Behaviour Research Group, Oxford, including some with annotations and illustrations. Topics include: a conference at Rennes where the film 'Signals for Survival' was shown, Shaffer being called up for military service in the United States of America [which he was eventually excused from]. Two letters are addressed to Lary and 'the home base crew' from Tinbergen in Niagara Falls one of which includes diagrams suggesting how to capture stills for the 'Tracks' documentary. One coloured postcard shows Niagara Falls illuminated in winter.
Also includes:
A letter from Niko Tinbergen to Joost Tinbergen [Nko's nephew].
A note from Shaffer to Tinbergen.
Light hearted poem about a gull laying eggs, by Tinbergen, written as an ornithological version of the song 'Daisy, Daisy'.
Instructions for field work and notes on 'hide craft' by Tinbergen, including hand drawn diagrams of a hide.
An outline of Tinbergen's introductory talk on 'Gulls and Edible Crabs'.
A list of 'photo, film and writing proposals for Lary 1969-70'.
One envelope containing material Tinbergen gave to Shaffer when he was called up for military service. It concerns the use of camouflage. Comprises notes in which Tinbergen suggests that military camouflage could be improved by learning from natural examples of camouflage. Also four watercolour paintings and two black and white photographs of various bird eggs with an indication of how many were taken from the nests. Also includes a camouflage painted viewfinder which is of a size that suggests it is intended to be used to look at the paintings of eggs to visualise their camouflage efficacy.
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| Extent | 1 folder |
| Format | Typescript |
| Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Loose papers |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA1869 | Tinbergen; Nikolaas (1907 - 1988) | 1907 - 1988 |