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This collection continues the digitization and documentation of previously unavailable letters exchanged between British physician and amateur ornithologist James Maurice (J.M.) Harrison (1892–1971) and Canadian ornithologist Kenneth Racey (1882–1959). Building on an earlier project that focused on the beginning of their correspondence (1948–1949), this continuation finishes digitizing all available letters, which date between 1949 to 1953.
During these years, the two naturalists negotiated specimen trades, discussed collection practices, and networked with others in the field on both sides of the Atlantic. Harrison’s work primarily centered on the avifauna of Kent, England, while Racey’s extensive personal collections of birds and mammals now form a major part of the Beaty Biodiversity Museum’s Cowan Tetrapod Collection (CTC).
By making these later letters digitally accessible and fully searchable, this project supports ongoing research into the history of natural history collecting, provides material for more complete biographical work on both men, and enriches institutional records related to specimens housed in the CTC and other museums.
During these years, the two naturalists negotiated specimen trades, discussed collection practices, and networked with others in the field on both sides of the Atlantic. Harrison’s work primarily centered on the avifauna of Kent, England, while Racey’s extensive personal collections of birds and mammals now form a major part of the Beaty Biodiversity Museum’s Cowan Tetrapod Collection (CTC).
By making these later letters digitally accessible and fully searchable, this project supports ongoing research into the history of natural history collecting, provides material for more complete biographical work on both men, and enriches institutional records related to specimens housed in the CTC and other museums.
