William Binnie journal

Identity elements

Reference code

US US kmk 2019-20.002

Level of description

Collection

Title

William Binnie journal

Date(s)

  • 1907-1912 (Creation)

Extent

  1. 5 linear feet, 1.00 Box: 2 Items: 1 Journal, 1 set of "Notes from Goss' Birds of Kansas."

Post-Fire Oversize Extent:
Box 1 (10x15); 509S: 19/1/3

Name of creator

(1886-1918)

Biographical history

William Binnie was born on June 15, 1886, in Muscatine, Iowa to parents of Scottish descent. His father, Thomas F. Binnie, worked for a Scottish American Mortgage Company based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The family moved back to Scotland in 1890 whenread more

Content and structure elements

Scope and content

Personal journal kept by William Binnie, a Scottish-American self-taught naturalist, adventurer, explorer, businessman, developer and photographer between August 20, 1907 and April 11, 1912. Much of the journal’s content centers on ornithologicalread more

System of arrangement

This collection is arranged in one box. It consists of two items: 1) William Binnie journal and 2) a list of birds from N. S. Goss History of the Birds in Kansas.

Conditions of access and use elements

Conditions governing access

No access restrictions. All materials are open for research.

Physical access

Original materials available during open hours of repository and any digitized materials that are online are available with the Internet.

Conditions governing reproduction

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Languages of the material

  • English

Scripts of the material

  • Latin

Acquisition and appraisal elements

Custodial history

Shipped to the Morse Department of Special Collections in September 2017. Accessioned July 31, 2019, and processed at Ag Press building by Cynthia Harris, July/August 2019.

Immediate source of acquisition

Donated in July 2017 by Eileen Melby, Board Member, Frontier Gateway Museum, Glendive, Montana.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information

Binnie's journal focuses on the natural history area of Kansas City and eastern Kansas.

Specialized notes

  • Citation: [Item title], [item date], William Binnie journal, Box [number], Item [number], Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries.

Description control element

Rules or conventions

Describing Archives: A Content Standard.

Sources used

William Binnie journal.

Anderson, Avis R. “William Binnie, 1885-1918: Adventurer, Gentleman, Developer Ornithologist, Naturalist, Environmentalist Photographer,” Summer 2016.

Lucey, Donna M. Photographing Montana 1894-1928: The Life and Work of Evelynread more

Archivist's note

Cynthia Harris, Library Assistant III, processed and described materials and curator, David B. Allen, reviewed the finding aid in August 2019.

Access points

Subject access points