Finding Aid to the Letters from Bradford Torrey to Olive Thorne Miller MS.621

Holly Rose Larson
Library and Archives at the Autry
2012 October 24
210 South Victory Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91502
rroom@theautry.org


Contributing Institution: Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: Letters from Bradford Torrey to Olive Thorne Miller
Creator: Torrey, Bradford
Creator: Miller, Harriet Mann
Identifier/Call Number: MS.621
Physical Description: 0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Date (inclusive): 1889 February 8 - 1907 April 14
Abstract: Bradford Torrey (1843-1912) was an ornithologist and author. This collection contains letters from Mr. Bradford Torrey to Mrs. Olive Thorne Miller from 1889-1907 regarding birds in New England and Santa Barbara.
Language of Material: English .

Biographical Note - Harriet Mann Miller

Harriet Mann Miller (1831–1918) was a naturalist, ornithologist and children's writer. She sometimes wrote under the pseudonym Olive Thorne Miller. In addition to writing on birds and their behavior, she contributed to the journal of the Audubon Society. In 1880 she became an avid bird watcher. She was a proponent of the movement to prevent hunting of birds for use of their plumes in the millinery trade. After the death of her husband in 1904, she moved to Los Angeles.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains letters from Mr. Bradford Torrey to Mrs. Olive Thorne Miller from 1889-1907 regarding birds in New England and Santa Barbara. The majority of the letters are written from Melrose Highlands and Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, but the last letter is sent from Santa Barbara.

Preferred Citation

Letters from Bradford Torrey to Olive Thorne Miller, 1889-1907, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.621.

Acquisition

Donated by Mary Mann Miller, 1938 February 29.

Processing History

Processed by Glenna Schroeder, circa 1977-1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 October 24, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).

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Biographical Note - Bradford Torrey

Bradford Torrey (1843 - 1912) lived in Santa Barbara, California and was an ornithologist and author. Torrey devoted much time to the study of birds, their habits, peculiarities, and domestic traits. He wrote numerous papers on this subject, and published Birds in the Bush (Boston, 1885).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Correspondence
Birds -- New England
Birds -- California -- Santa Barbara
Ornithologist