Henry Boase
Reference:
GB 0254 MS 56
Title:
Henry Boase
Dates of creation:
1900-1955
Held at:
Dundee University Archives
Extent:
1 box (0.16 linear metres).
The records are on paper.
Name of Creator:
Professor Alexander Peacock
Level of Description: fonds
Creation Information:
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Revisions:
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Modified at:
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Note
Fonds level description compiled by Sarah Chubb, Archives Hub Project Archivist, October 2001.
Language of Material: eng
Administrative/Biographical History
Henry Boase of Invergowrie was born in 1892. A descendant of Henry S. Boase, the Dundee jute manufacturer, he worked in the jute industry himself, dedicating much of his spare time to the study of ornithology. The result of part of his work was a set of unpublished reports on the birds of the Tay area. Henry Boase died in 1974.
Scope and Content
Typescript reports: Angus 1900-1945; typescript reports: North Perth and North Fife 1900-1946; correspondence 1946-1955.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged chronologically within series.
Administrative Information
Custodial History
Unknown
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The records were originally sent to Professor Peacock of University College, Dundee. They were transferred from the University Library in 1976 (AccM/9).
Accruals
None expected.
Access Conditions
Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act and any other appropriate legislation.
Copyright/Reproduction
Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges are made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply.
Existence of Copies
No known copies.
Existence/Location of Originals
The material is original.
Further Information
Finding Aids
Descriptive list. Subject source lists and databases are also available.
Publication Note
See
Scottish Birds
the journal of the Scottish Ornithologist's Club, Volume 8, 1974-1975, for an obituary and a list of his life's work, with reviews indicated.
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