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  • Herring gull nest

    Subject
    Sea birds, Birds--Eggs, Birds, Larus argentatus--Eggs, Larus argentatus, Chicks, Animals--Infancy, Sea birds--Habitat, Birds--Nests, and Gulls
    Creator
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    June 1950
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    COWAN_PH_184; Cowan_PN_777; Cowan Colour Slides - Species - Box 12
    Extent
    1 photograph : colour
    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
    color photographs and photographs
    Fonds Title
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Fonds Identifier
    AR514
    Date Digitized
    2012
    Technical Note
    Digitized by Briony Penn. Migration metadata by KD.

  • Pelican chick and egg

    Subject
    Chicks, Birds--Eggs, Animals--Infancy, Birds--Nests, Pelicans, and Birds
    Creator
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    June 1950
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    COWAN_PH_158; Cowan_PN_760; Cowan Colour Slides - Locations - Box 7
    Extent
    1 slide : colour
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Stum Lake
    Coordinates
    52.27917, -123.02833
    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
    color photographs, color slides, slides (photographs), and photographs
    Fonds Title
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Fonds Identifier
    AR514
    Date Digitized
    2012
    Technical Note
    Digitized by Briony Penn. Migration metadata by KD.

  • American white pelicans 01 (1950) : Stum Lake, B.C.

    Subject
    White pelican, Lakes, White pelican--Ecology, Pelicans, Endangered species, Birds, and Animals--Infancy
    Creator
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    July 1950
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    COWAN_PH_230; Cowan_PN_777; Cowan Colour Slides - Species - Box 12
    Extent
    1 slide : colour
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Stum Lake
    Coordinates
    52.27917, -123.02833
    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
    slides (photographs), color photographs, photographs, and color slides
    Fonds Title
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Fonds Identifier
    AR514
    Date Digitized
    2012
    Technical Note
    Digitized by Briony Penn. Migration metadata by KD.

  • American white pelicans 02 (1950) : Stum Lake, B.C.

    Subject
    Animals--Infancy, White pelican--Ecology, Birds, Endangered species, Pelicans, and White pelican
    Creator
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    July 1950
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    COWAN_PH_231; Cowan_PN_777; Cowan Colour Slides - Species - Box 12
    Extent
    1 slide : colour
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Stum Lake
    Coordinates
    52.27917, -123.02833
    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
    slides (photographs), color photographs, photographs, and color slides
    Fonds Title
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Fonds Identifier
    AR514
    Date Digitized
    2012
    Technical Note
    Digitized by Briony Penn. Migration metadata by KD.

  • Trapped Ducks

    Subject
    Bird trapping, Ducks, Biology--Fieldwork, Animal traps, and Birds
    Contributor
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    August 31, 1950
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    COWAN_PH_288; Cowan_PN_619; Cowan B & W Photographs - Species and Locations - Box 4 ; and/or COWAN_PH_288; Cowan_PN_770; Cowan Colour Slides - Species - Box 12
    Extent
    1 slide : colour
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Lac du Bois
    Coordinates
    50.79978, -120.45941
    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
    color slides, photographs, color photographs, and slides (photographs)
    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 travel journal (1952-1953) : Scotland 01

    Alternative Title
    Sabbatical year in Scotland [1952 fall journal]
    Subject
    Mammals, Voyages and travels, and Birds
    Creator
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1952 to 1953
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    FN_040
    Extent
    1 volume (approximately 160 pages) ; 23 x 17 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    Scotland, Scotland--Edinburgh, and Finland
    Coordinates
    56, -4 and 64, 26
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Illustrations. Red cloth bound book "Ideal" Series, 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) 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 travel journal (1952-1953) : Scotland 02

    Alternative Title
    1953 spring-summer companion journal to Cowan FN_040 and Sabbatical year in Scotland 02
    Subject
    Plants, Mammals, and Birds
    Creator
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1953
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    FN_041
    Extent
    1 volume (approximately 54 pages) ; 23 x 17 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    Scotland and Finland
    Coordinates
    56, -4 and 64, 26
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Red cloth bound book "Ideal" Series, 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) 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.

  • Nancy Anderson field notes (1955) : Westwick Lake Camp

    Alternative Title
    Westwick Lake camp summer 1955 : Timothy Myers, Mary Jackson, Nancy Mahoney, Nancy Anderson
    Subject
    Birds and Lakes
    Creator
    Anderson, Nancy
    Contributor
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010, Myers, Timothy, and Jackson, Mary
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1955
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    FN_018
    Extent
    1 volume (approximately 186 pages) ; 24 x 16 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Westwick Lakes
    Coordinates
    51.99983, -122.1695
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    A plate on inside front cover reads: Ex Libris, Ian McTaggart Cowan. Light blue cloth bound with two bolts and red leather corners, 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), indexes (reference sources), 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.

  • Baby western screech-owls

    Alternative Title
    Western screech owls
    Subject
    Chicks, Owls, Western screech owl, Animals--Infancy, Captive wild animals, Birds of prey, and Birds
    Creator
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    May 1955
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    COWAN_PH_098; Cowan_PN_638; Cowan B & W Photographs - Species and Locations - Box 4
    Extent
    1 negative : black and white ; 4 x 6 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Vancouver
    Coordinates
    49.24966, -123.11934
    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
    black-and-white negatives, negatives (photographs), black-and-white photographs, and photographs
    Fonds Title
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Fonds Identifier
    AR514
    Date Digitized
    2012
    Technical Note
    Digitized by Briony Penn. Migration metadata by KD.

  • Fur & feather 18 (1955-10-10) : southward bound

    Alternative Title
    Fur and feather show 18 and Fur and feather 18
    Subject
    Birds, Arctic tern, Birds--Migration, and McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010
    Contributor
    McTaggart-Cowan, Ian, 1910-2010 and Maxwell, David
    Publisher
    CBC Vancouver
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    October 10, 1955
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Moving Image
    Identifier
    CBUT-13553-1
    Extent
    1 film reel (00:13:42) : black and white ; 16 mm
    Physical Repository
    Physical item housed at CBC Vancouver.
    Collection
    Ian McTaggart Cowan Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor
    Digitization undertaken with the support of Ann Schau.
    Genre
    video recordings (physical artifacts), television programs, and documentary film
    Technical Note
    mp4. Digitization of the films was contracted by the CBC. Metadata by M. He. Migration metadata by KD.