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Harllee Egg Collection Documentation

 Collection
Identifier: Series-0060

Scope and Content

This series contains documentation associated with a collection of bird eggs donated by Harry Harllee to Clemson University in 1952. The documentation consists of five rolls of microfilm, correspondence, newspaper clippings, collected biographical information, and photographic slides of the eggs that comprise the collection.

The microfilm contains images of data slips that accompanied the eggs and identify them, correspondence of Mr. Harllee and Myrtle Harllee Miller. The microfilm also contains papers, lectures, articles and a journal written by Franklin Sherman of the Department of Zoology at Clemson College.

The correspondence, which is contained in two folders, is dated 1953 and 1984-1991. Principle correspondents include Professor Stanlee Miller, curator of the collection which is now located in the Department of Biological Sciences; Lou (Mrs. A. M.) Quattlebaum, donor; and E. Milby Burton, director of the Charleston Museum. Mr. Harllee's will, and a codicil to the will, are included in the documentation.

Dates

  • 1945 - 1991
  • 1946 - 1953

Creator

Access

There are no restrictions on access to the material.

Extent

0.6 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Provenance

The collection of bird eggs was donated by Harry Lee Harllee of Florence, SC in 1952. The microfilm was deposited by Paul B. Hamel, Clemson College Department of Zoology, in November 1976, accession number 72-2. Since the time of the original donation, supporting documentation was donated by Mrs. A. M. Quattlebaum. This information was previously accessioned as 91-87. The slides were previously accessioned as 95-86.

Related Archival Materials

Series 6, the Poole Presidential Correspondence also contains correspondence about the Harllee egg collection.

Processing

Dennis S. Taylor, University archivist, May 1999.

Title
Harllee Egg Collection Documentation
Status
Completed
Date
8/11/2011
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Clemson University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
230 Kappa St.
Clemson SC 29634 U.S.A. US