Identity elements
Reference code
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1907-1912 (Creation)
Extent
- 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
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 when… read 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 ornithological… read 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 Evelyn… read 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.