Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Pasadena Audubon Society Collection
- Dates:
- 1904-present
- Creators:
- Pasadena Audubon Society
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 5 Boxes
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Pasadena Audubon Society Collection. Pasadena Museum of History
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of the Pasadena Audubon Society's Board Meeting minutes, various administrative records, and general correspondence. It also includes multiple decades of issues of the society's newsletter "The Wrentit."
- Biographical / historical:
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The Pasadena Audubon Society was founded in 1904 by a group of people dedicated to preserving local bird populations. Birds were a diverse and plentiful commodity in the Pasadena foothills during the late 1800s/early 1900s. It was common to see people arrive in wagons and shoot birds, throw them into the wagons and return to town to sell them. Concerned citizens of Pasadena realized that if the practice continued, the number of birds would decline until there would be few birds to see, hear or enjoy. The Pasadena Audubon Society is the oldest Audubon chapter in California, celebrating its centennial in 2004. As it has grown to over 1,000 members, it continues to support its mission “To bring the excitement of birds to our community through birding, education and conservation of birding habitat.”
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1904-present
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open to the public for research. Use is restricted by rules intended to protect and preserve the materials in good condition for the future. For additional information please contact the Pasadena Museum of History.
- Terms of access:
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For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Research Library and Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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Pasadena Audubon Society Collection. Pasadena Museum of History
- Location of this collection:
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470 West Walnut StreetPasadena, CA 91103-3594, US
- Contact:
- 626.577.1660