Record

RefNoMS/924/2/4
LevelFile
TitleLetters of Nikolaas Tinbergen to Lawrence Shaffer with associated papers 1970
Date1970
DescriptionChiefly comprises letters to Lawrence 'Lary' Shaffer from Nikolaas 'Niko' Tinbergen addressed from the Department of Zoology, Animal Behaviour Research Group [ABRG], Oxford. Some letters are annotated including with small illustrations. Topics include: continuation of Shaffer's employment with the ABRG as research assistant with photographic duties, gull book, filming of oystercatchers and the documentary film series 'Tracks', an Ektachrome, Jan Verwey and crab research, Shaffer's shelduck work, BBC series 'Private Lives', photography.

Also includes:
One letter from Tinbergen to Dr Morlock.

'Outline script for Oystercatcher film' with annotations and accompanying note from Tinbergen to Shaffer

Two hand drawn diagrams of hide setups.
Extent1 folder
FormatTypescript
Manuscript
PhysicalDescriptionLoose papers
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA1869Tinbergen; Nikolaas (1907 - 1988)1907 - 1988
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