Finding Aid for the Charles Bendire Correspondence to Mr. A. R. Justice Biomed.0157
Finding aid prepared by Kelly Besser, 2020.
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Title: Charles Bendire correspondence to Mr. A. R. Justice
Creator:
Bendire, Charles, 1836-1897
Identifier/Call Number: Biomed.0157
Physical Description:
1 unknown
(5 letters)
Date (inclusive): 1874-1878
Language of Material:
English
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UCLA Catalog Record ID:
4438331
Collection contains five handwritten letters, without postal covers, on buff or blue paper, written from Charles Bendire at
Camp Harvey, Oregon, to Mr. A. R. Justice, 1874-1878. Letter [1] 10 December 1874: Bendire describes details (dates, locality
of collecting, etc.) of ten bird eggs he collected in Arizona in 1872 and is sending to Justice in a box: "I overhauled my
duplicates today and at the same time fricked out a few Arizona eggs for you, which I will send you in the same mail which
takes this letter." -- Letter [2] 22 February 1877: Bendire describes eggs he and Justice have exchanged, the quality and
availability of exchanges with other collectors around the United States. -- Letter [3] 3 January 1878: After describing numerous
samples and sets, Bendire concludes, "I wish you would send me a lit of what you have so that I can tell what to get for you."
-- Letter [4] 18 January 1878: Bendire acknowledges the availability of eggs from Europe, and states some prices which rare
American eggs are fetching there. -- Letter [5] 21 January 1878: Bendire describes some sets he received from other collectors,
and reports that he will send to Justice eggs from Germany and also will forward some skins he received.