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1903 (Creation)
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1.5 cm of textual records (1 volume) The journal is fragile.
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Robert Thomas Anderson (1878-1903) was an Ontario naturalist with an interest in botany, mineralogy, entomology, ornithology, and taxidermy. Born in Elora, Ontario, on February 10, 1878, Anderson's bird specimens, originally held by the Biological Museum of the University of Toronto, were an important part of the collection that was used to form the Royal Ontario Museum - Library and Archives. Anderson drowned on June 16, 1903 at Go Home Bay, Ontario, while still a student at Victoria University, Toronto.
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Fonds consists of Anderson's journal of fish and bird observations at Go Home Bay, Ontario. The journal begins May 25, 1903 and ends June 14, two days before Anderson's death by drowning. The notes are very brief, consisting of lists of birds and eggs observed, how many were seen, and occasionally the gender of the birds.
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The ROM holds 151 bird specimens collected by Anderson, primarily from Elgin County, with a few from Muskoka.
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Biographical information from: Cranmer-Byng, Jack, and Martin K. McNicholl. Ornithology in Ontario. Whitby, Ont.: Hawk Owl, 1994, and "The Late Robert Thomas Anderson." Acta Victoriana 27 (1903): 50-51.