Guide to the Oliver H. Hewitt Papers,
1981-1996

Collection Number: 6350

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
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Compiled by:
L. Knight, J. Parker
Date completed:
May 1999
EAD encoding:
Martin Heggestad, May 2003

© 2002 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Oliver H. Hewitt papers, 1981-1996
Collection Number:
6350
Creator:
Oliver H. Hewitt
Quantity:
.1 cubic ft.
Forms of Material:
Correspondence.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Correspondence to and from Oliver Hewitt from bird enthusiasts, transcripts of columns written for the Charlotte, Florida "Sun Herald."
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Oliver H. Hewitt, 1916-1999, a resident of South Florida since 1971, was chief of research for the Canadian Wildlife Service from 1944-1950. He was a professor at Cornell teaching wildlife ecology from 1950-1971 when he retired as a wildlife consultant. The author of "Fieldbook of Birds of the Florida Suncoast," 1976, Hewitt worked as a columnist for the "Charlotte Sun Herald" as the author of "Fieldnotes."
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Correspondence to and from Oliver Hewitt from bird enthusiasts, transcripts of columns written for the Charlotte, Florida "Sun Herald."
SUBJECTS

Names:
Hewitt, Oliver H.
Sutton, George Miksch.

Subjects:
Birds--Florida.
Birds--Gulf Coast (United States).
Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area.
Babcock Ranch.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Oliver H. Hewitt papers, #6350. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
1987-1992
"Eagle Watch"
 Box 1 Folder 1
1986-1992
Cecil Webb Wildlife Management Area
 Box 1 Folder 2
1988-1989
Babcock Ranch
 Box 1 Folder 3
1991-1996
Florida bird checklists
 Box 1 Folder 4
1980-1996
General correspondence
 Box 1 Folder 5
n.d.
"Birdwatch" (columns tss. for Charlotte Sun Herald) and clippings
Box 1 Folder 6