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  • Kenneth Racey field notes (1920-1927) : Alta Lake, B.C.

    Alternative Title
    Alta Lake, BC 1920-1927 Notes by Kenneth Racey
    Subject
    Birds--Habitat, Mammals, Birds--Migration, and Birds
    Creator
    Racey, Kenneth
    Contributor
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1920 to 1927
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    FN_004
    Extent
    1 volume (approximately 23 pages) ; 19 x 11 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Whistler Region and British Columbia--Alta Lake
    Coordinates
    50.11472, -122.98194
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Kraft paper hand bound, pencil and ink on various types of papers of various sizes.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor
    Digitization undertaken with the support of Ann Schau.
    Genre
    indexes (reference sources), field notes, journals (accounts), and lists (document genres)
    Fonds Title
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Fonds Identifier
    AR514
    Date Digitized
    2014-09-23
    Technical Note
    Scanning contracted to Meyer zu Erpen & Associates, Inc., Victoria, BC for the BPenn The Real Thing book project. Metadata by BPenn, KMercer, M. He. Migration metadata by KD.

  • Kenneth Racey field notes (1921-1927) : Huntingdon, Sumas Prairie, etc.

    Alternative Title
    1921-1927 Huntingdon, Sumas Prairie...Ken Racey
    Subject
    Biology--Fieldwork, Birds, and Bird populations
    Creator
    Racey, Kenneth
    Contributor
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1921 to 1927
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    FN_003
    Extent
    1 volume (approximately 125 pages) ; 19 x 11 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia
    Coordinates
    53.99983, -125.0032
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Kraft paper hand bound, pencil and ink on various types of papers of various sizes.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor
    Digitization undertaken with the support of Ann Schau.
    Genre
    lists (document genres), field notes, and journals (accounts)
    Fonds Title
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Fonds Identifier
    AR514
    Date Digitized
    2014-09-12
    Technical Note
    Scanning contracted to Meyer zu Erpen & Associates, Inc., Victoria, BC for the BPenn The Real Thing book project. Metadata by BPenn, KMercer, M. He. Migration metadata by KD.

  • Kenneth Racey field notes (1924-1938) : Lulu Island, Sea Island, Revelstoke, Lillooet, Vancouver, Alta Lake

    Alternative Title
    K. Racey field notes, Field notes 1924-38, and K. Racey field notes 1924-1938
    Subject
    Birds, Mammals, and Animals--Identification
    Creator
    Racey, Kenneth
    Contributor
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1924 to 1938
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    FN_001
    Extent
    1 volume (approximately 188 pages) ; 19 x 12 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Whistler Region, British Columbia--Lulu Island (Richmond), British Columbia--Lillooet, British Columbia--Sea Island, British Columbia--Revelstoke, and British Columbia--Vancouver
    Coordinates
    50.68306, -121.93596, 49.24966, -123.11934, 49.16636, -123.10264, 49.18296, -123.16934, 50.98317, -118.2023, 49.00753, -122.26487, and 50.11472, -122.98194
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    A plate on inside front cover reads: Ex Libris, Ian McTaggart Cowan. Blue cloth notebook with alphabet dividers, ink on arithmetic paper, written mostly single-sided.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor
    Digitization undertaken with the support of Ann Schau.
    Genre
    journals (accounts), field notes, and indexes (reference sources)
    Fonds Title
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Fonds Identifier
    AR514
    Technical Note
    Scanning contracted to Meyer zu Erpen & Associates, Inc., Victoria, BC for the BPenn The Real Thing book project. Metadata by BPenn, KMercer, M. He. Migration metadata by KD.

  • White-fronted goose

    Alternative Title
    Great white-fronted goose
    Subject
    Geese, Birds, and White-fronted goose
    Creator
    Munro, J. Alex
    Contributor
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1924
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    COWAN_PH_286; Cowan_PN_766; Cowan Oversize Photos - Locations - Box 14
    Extent
    1 photograph : black and white ; 17 x 27.5 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Pitt River
    Coordinates
    49.23297, -122.76932
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor
    Digitization undertaken with the support of Ann Schau.
    Genre
    photographs and black-and-white photographs
    Fonds Title
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Fonds Identifier
    AR514
    Date Digitized
    2012
    Technical Note
    Digitized by Briony Penn. Migration metadata by KD.

  • Long-billed curlew and whimbrel

    Subject
    Long-billed curlew, Whimbrel, Zoological specimens, and Birds
    Creator
    Wall, Michael
    Contributor
    Laing, Hamilton M. (Hamilton Mack), 1883-1982 and McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1927 to 1941
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    COWAN_PH_431; No. 8889; No. 12756
    Extent
    1 photograph : colour
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Oliver and British Columbia--Comox
    Coordinates
    49.68294, -124.93613 and 49.18306, -119.5524
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Date and geographic information reflect when and where the specimens were collected.
    Physical Repository
    Royal British Columbia Museum
    Collection
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor
    Digitization undertaken with the support of Ann Schau.
    Genre
    color photographs and photographs
    Technical Note
    Digitized by Briony Penn. Migration metadata by KD.

  • Bird on holly

    Subject
    Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.), Art, Landscape painting, Landscape painting, Canadian, Artists, Landscape painters, Artists' preparatory studies, Landscape painting--Technique, Birds, Painters, Drawing, and Hollies
    Creator
    Hughes, E. J. (Edward John), 1913-2007
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1930s to 1950s
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Extent
    1 sheet ; 11 x 15.5 cm
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Graphite on paper. Sketch is on a scrap of Christmas wrapping paper with an sticker addressed to "Mr E J Hughes, Shawnigan Lake BC".
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    E.J. Hughes Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    pencil drawings, drawings (visual works), wrapping paper, and sketches
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2020-043 - Sketches, 1946-1947, 1965; Item: 19-20
    Fonds Title
    E. J. Hughes collection
    Fonds Identifier
    SC606
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/e-j-hughes-collection
    Date Digitized
    2023-09/2023-10
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Betterligt/TTI (600 DPI; 1/20; 263; Copy4Stops; camera height 1000) by PD. Metadata by KD.

  • Common murre

    Alternative Title
    Murre [Common]
    Subject
    Sea birds, Colonial birds, Sea birds--Habitat, Common murre, Seashore ecology, Seashore animals, Birds--Behavior, Islands, and Birds
    Creator
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1930 to 1939
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    COWAN_PH_095; Cowan_PN_632; Cowan B & W Photographs - Species and Locations - Box 4
    Extent
    1 photograph : black and white ; 7.5 x 11.5 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    California--Point Reyes National Seashore
    Coordinates
    38.05501, -122.87973
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor
    Digitization undertaken with the support of Ann Schau.
    Genre
    photographs and black-and-white photographs
    Fonds Title
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Fonds Identifier
    AR514
    Date Digitized
    2012
    Technical Note
    Digitized by Briony Penn. Migration metadata by KD.

  • Heron nest

    Alternative Title
    Coast heron nest
    Subject
    Herons, Birds--Nests, Birds, Birds--Ecology, Birds--Eggs, and Nests
    Creator
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1930? to 1939?
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    COWAN_PH_083; Cowan_PN_611; Cowan B & W Photographs - Species and Locations - Box 3
    Extent
    1 negative : black and white ; 9 x 14.5 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--North Vancouver
    Coordinates
    49.31636, -123.06934
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor
    Digitization undertaken with the support of Ann Schau.
    Genre
    negatives (photographs), black-and-white photographs, photographs, and black-and-white negatives
    Fonds Title
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Fonds Identifier
    AR514
    Date Digitized
    2012
    Technical Note
    Digitized by Briony Penn. Migration metadata by KD.

  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan field notes (1930, catalogue) : British Columbia and Alberta Part 01

    Alternative Title
    Specimen catalogue 1930 (01), Field catalogue 1930 British Columbia and Alberta, and Ian McTaggart-Cowan field catalogue 1930 : British Columbia and Alberta (01)
    Subject
    Bird populations, Zoological surveys, Biology--Fieldwork, Scientific expeditions, Mammals, Mammal populations, Birds, and Zoological specimens
    Creator
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Contributor
    Laing, Hamilton M. (Hamilton Mack), 1883-1982
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1930
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    FN_007
    Extent
    1 volume ( approximately 50 pages) ; 17 x 10 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    Alberta--Jasper National Park, Alberta--Jasper, and Alberta--Banff
    Coordinates
    51.17622, -115.56982, 52.98333, -118.10238, and 49.03323, -115.20201
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Handwritten notes on leaves 1-45. Red leather bound "Geological survey of Canada", ink on lined paper.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor
    Digitization undertaken with the support of Ann Schau.
    Genre
    journals (accounts), lists (document genres), and field notes
    Fonds Title
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Fonds Identifier
    AR514
    Technical Note
    Scanning contracted to Meyer zu Erpen & Associates, Inc., Victoria, BC for the BPenn The Real Thing book project. Metadata by BPenn, KMercer, M. He. Migration metadata by KD.

  • Ian McTaggart-Cowan field notes (1930, catalogue) : British Columbia and Alberta Part 02

    Alternative Title
    Specimen catalogue 1930 : Companion to Cowan-FN_007 and Ian Mctaggart-Cowan field catalogue 1930 : British Columbia & Alberta (02)
    Subject
    Zoological surveys, Biology--Fieldwork, Zoological specimens, Mammals, Birds, and Animal diversity
    Creator
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Contributor
    Laing, Hamilton M. (Hamilton Mack), 1883-1982
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1930
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    FN_008
    Extent
    1 volume (approximately 15 pages) ; 17 x 10 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    Alberta--Jasper National Park, Alberta--Jasper, and Alberta--Banff
    Coordinates
    52.98333, -118.10238, 51.17622, -115.56982, and 49.03323, -115.20201
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Hand written notes on leaves 1-15. Red leather bound "Geological survey of Canada". Ink on lined paper.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor
    Digitization undertaken with the support of Ann Schau.
    Genre
    journals (accounts), lists (document genres), and field notes
    Fonds Title
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Fonds Identifier
    AR514
    Technical Note
    Scanning contracted to Meyer zu Erpen & Associates, Inc., Victoria, BC for the BPenn The Real Thing book project. Metadata by BPenn, KMercer, M. He. Migration metadata by KD.