%eadnotat; ]> Bent, Arthur Cleveland, 1866-1954. Letters, 1903-1937. Phillips Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, March 2001. ENG Bent, Arthur Cleveland, 1866-1954. Letters, 1903-1937. Phillips Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 1963 Descriptive Summary Collection 550 Archives of the Academy of Natural Sciences

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BENT, ARTHUR CLEVELAND, 1866-1954. Letters, 1903-37. 99 items. Collection 550

Ornithologist, with special interest in distribution and life histories. Professionally associated with the museum of Comparative Zoology and the Smithsonian Institution he also belonged to many ornithological organizations, being at one time the president of the American Ornithologists' Union. His scientific activities resulted in a 20-volume series of Life Histories of North American birds, which were issued as Bulletins of the U. S. National Museum between 1919 and 1958.

His letters were written to Witmer Stone and concern ornithological topics.

Gift of C. M. B. Cadwalader, 1938.