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Correspondence
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions15875
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of incoming letters re writing, 1936-1943; business, 1939, 1952; and broadcasting, 1937-1940. Pertain to books, lectures, CBC radio \ broadcasts, royal visit. Includes letters from radio broadcast fans; letters from and pertaining to John Murray Gibbon; correspondence with Dudley St…
- Date Range
- 1936-1952
- Reference Code
- M55 / 1, 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.A. Dan McCowan : Corrrespondence
- Reference Code
- M55 / 1, 2
- Date Range
- 1936-1952
- Physical Description
- 3.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of incoming letters re writing, 1936-1943; business, 1939, 1952; and broadcasting, 1937-1940. Pertain to books, lectures, CBC radio \ broadcasts, royal visit. Includes letters from radio broadcast fans; letters from and pertaining to John Murray Gibbon; correspondence with Dudley Stamp of Stanstead College accompanied by listings of prints and slides used for books; 1 letter from Leonard Brockington of Odeon Theatres (1952)
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- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File includes: "Appendix" with bibliography and data listings of wildlife and plants, n.d.; The address to immortal memory [lecture], 1949, 2 copies; Memorials of Western Canada : illustrations from photographs by the author / by Dan McCowan
- Date Range
- [before 1950]
- Reference Code
- M55 / 11
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.B. Dan McCowan : Writing
- Reference Code
- M55 / 11
- Date Range
- [before 1950]
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File includes: "Appendix" with bibliography and data listings of wildlife and plants, n.d.; The address to immortal memory [lecture], 1949, 2 copies; Memorials of Western Canada : illustrations from photographs by the author / by Dan McCowan
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Published manuscripts and articles
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Sky Line Trail periodicals with articles by Dan McCowan, 1939-1952; $25 a Month Adventures in Aberhartia with Arch Dale and the Winnipeg Free Press, 1938; Oryx, vol.7 (Nov 1952) including letter to and mention of Dan McCowan; other published articles by Dan McCowan, including 1 pam…
- Date Range
- 1938-1952
- Reference Code
- M55 / 12, 13
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.B. Dan McCowan : Writing
- Accession Number
- 323, 6756
- Reference Code
- M55 / 12, 13
- Date Range
- 1938-1952
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of Sky Line Trail periodicals with articles by Dan McCowan, 1939-1952; $25 a Month Adventures in Aberhartia with Arch Dale and the Winnipeg Free Press, 1938; Oryx, vol.7 (Nov 1952) including letter to and mention of Dan McCowan; other published articles by Dan McCowan, including 1 pamphlet
- Manuscript titles include "So long old timer," March 1947, 3 p, re Jim Brewster; Hilltop Tales revision, chapter XIV, n.d., 10p; letter from artist Duggan, 1934; "Silvertip" / Dan McCowan, Canadian Alpine Journal, ???
- Title Source
- Taken based on contents of file
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Newspaper articles
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of newspaper columns by Dan McCowan
- Date Range
- 1949-1956
- Reference Code
- M55 / 14
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.B. Dan McCowan : Writing
- Reference Code
- M55 / 14
- Date Range
- 1949-1956
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of newspaper columns by Dan McCowan
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Dan McCowan letters of appreciation from American audiences
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of appreciation letters written to Dan McCowan from sports and community associations and clubs throughout the United States of America.
- Date Range
- 1927-1952
- Reference Code
- M55 / 15
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M55 / V408
- Series
- I / D Dan McCowan : Professional activities
- Sous-Fonds
- M55
- Accession Number
- 6892
- Reference Code
- M55 / 15
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1927-1952
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records (42 pages ; 23.5 x 28.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of appreciation letters written to Dan McCowan from sports and community associations and clubs throughout the United States of America.
- Name Access
- McCowan, Dan
- Subject Access
- Administration
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Communications
- Professional and Personal Life
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Dan McCowan Career Scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings regarding the career of Dan McCowan. Includes entirely clippings about his photographs and lectures throughout North America.
- Date Range
- 1929-1941
- Reference Code
- M55 / 16
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M55 / V408
- Series
- I / D Dan McCowan : Professional activities
- Sous-Fonds
- M55
- Accession Number
- 6892
- Reference Code
- M55 / 16
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1929-1941
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records (49 pages ; 23 x 28 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings regarding the career of Dan McCowan. Includes entirely clippings about his photographs and lectures throughout North America.
- Name Access
- McCowan, Dan
- Subject Access
- Academics
- Community events
- Description and travel
- Education
- Environment and Nature
- Events
- Lecture
- Newspaper
- Professional and Personal Life
- Public Speaking
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbooks contain international newsclippings, media coverage, book reviews, fan letters and other correspondence, lecture programmes
- Date Range
- 1936-1938
- Reference Code
- M55 / 17, 18
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.D. Dan McCowan : Professional activities
- Reference Code
- M55 / 17, 18
- Date Range
- 1936-1938
- Physical Description
- 2 v. of textual records (6 cm)
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbooks contain international newsclippings, media coverage, book reviews, fan letters and other correspondence, lecture programmes
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Newspaper clippings
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of articles re McCowan's lectures and shows
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-ca.1955]
- Reference Code
- M55 / 19
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.D. Dan McCowan : Professional activities
- Reference Code
- M55 / 19
- Date Range
- [ca.1930-ca.1955]
- Physical Description
- ,5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of articles re McCowan's lectures and shows
- Title Source
- Title based on contents
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- Posters advertise book, photographic display and lecture by Dan McCowan
- Date Range
- [ca.1940]
- Reference Code
- M55 / 20
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.D. Dan McCowan : Professional activities
- Reference Code
- M55 / 20
- Date Range
- [ca.1940]
- Physical Description
- 4 graphic records
- Scope & Content
- Posters advertise book, photographic display and lecture by Dan McCowan
- Title Source
- Title based on material
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of menus, concert programs, label, gallery catalogues, Royal Train Canada station stationery, newsclippings, cartoons, biography of Dan McCowan, notes from book publisher, book order leaflets, business and membership cards, programmes, advertising for books and lectures, press release…
- Date Range
- 1906-1955
- Reference Code
- M55 / 21 to 23
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.E. Dan McCowan : Ephemera
- Reference Code
- M55 / 21 to 23
- Date Range
- 1906-1955
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of menus, concert programs, label, gallery catalogues, Royal Train Canada station stationery, newsclippings, cartoons, biography of Dan McCowan, notes from book publisher, book order leaflets, business and membership cards, programmes, advertising for books and lectures, press releases. Newsclippings pertain to World War II, royalty, animals, Banff personalities (including obituaries of McCowan, Rungius, Ballard, Niven), other.
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Mary McCowan diaries : [1926-1957]. -- Photocopied 1996
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- II. Mary McCowan
- Reference Code
- M55 / 24 to 35
- Physical Description
- 18 cm of textual records : copies
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sub-series
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Correspondence
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- Letters from Mary Alice Stewart of Archives of the Canadian Rockies; also book lists.
- Date Range
- [1967?]
- Reference Code
- M55 / 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.A. Dan McCowan : Corrrespondence
- Reference Code
- M55 / 3
- Date Range
- [1967?]
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records.
- Scope & Content
- Letters from Mary Alice Stewart of Archives of the Canadian Rockies; also book lists.
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- Title based on contents of file
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Letters to Chum
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- Letters from Dan McCowan to Mary McCowan ("Chum")
- Date Range
- 1943
- Reference Code
- M55 / 36
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 4 / Sub-series
- Series
- II. Mary McCowan
- Reference Code
- M55 / 36
- Date Range
- 1943
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Letters from Dan McCowan to Mary McCowan ("Chum")
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- Title based on contents of file
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Notebooks and notes
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- Includes diaries, field notes and data regarding the natural history (3 volumes) and human history (1 volume) of Banff; also handwritten notes re "Winnipeg" photo captions
- Date Range
- 1918-1949
- Reference Code
- M55 / 4 to 7
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.B. Dan McCowan : Writing
- Reference Code
- M55 / 4 to 7
- Date Range
- 1918-1949
- Physical Description
- 6.5 cm of textual records (incl. 4 volumes) diaries, field notes and data regarding the natural history (3 volumes) and human history (1 volume) of Banff; also handwritten notes re "Winnipeg" photo captions
- Scope & Content
- Includes diaries, field notes and data regarding the natural history (3 volumes) and human history (1 volume) of Banff; also handwritten notes re "Winnipeg" photo captions
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
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Natural history manuscripts
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consist of articles by Dan McCowan on natural history, 47 items
- Date Range
- [between 1905 and 1957]
- Reference Code
- M55 / 8 to 10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.B. Dan McCowan : Writing
- Reference Code
- M55 / 8 to 10
- Responsibility
- Includes handwritten table of contents with note "This volume contains articles written by Dan McCowan"
- Date Range
- [between 1905 and 1957]
- Physical Description
- 4 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consist of articles by Dan McCowan on natural history, 47 items
- Notes
- Material was received in binder with bird on cover
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- Title based on contents of file
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- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- Poster: Dan McCowan lecture, n.d.
- Reference Code
- M55 / O.S. / "A"
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Accession Number
- 323
- Reference Code
- M55 / O.S. / "A"
- Scope & Content
- Poster: Dan McCowan lecture, n.d.
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Dan McCowan and Mary McCowan fonds
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two series : I. Dan McCowan series; II. Mary E.(Fee) McCowan series. I. Dan McCowan series, ca.1905-1967?, ca.30 cm of textual records, ca.3400 photographs, 4 graphic records. Includes five sub-series: A. Correspondence; B. Writing; C. Photography; D. Professional activities; E…
- Date Range
- [ca.1885-1967?]
- Reference Code
- M55 / V408
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 1 / Fonds
- Fonds Number
- M 55
- V 408
- Sous-Fonds
- M 55
- V 408
- Accession Number
- 323, 694, 3263, 6756, 6892
- Reference Code
- M55 / V408
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
- Transparency
- Textual record
- Diary
- Private record
- Published record
- Date Range
- [ca.1885-1967?]
- Physical Description
- ca.50 cm of textual records. -- ca.3400 photographs (ca.1000 negatives, ca.1540 lantern slides, ca.770 transparencies 35mm, 117 prints). -- 4 graphic records
- History / Biographical
- Dan McCowan, 1882-1956, was a naturalist, lecturer and writer at Banff, Alberta, Canada. McCowan came to Banff from Scotland in 1907. There he met Mary Ethel Fee, 1888-1973, a teacher, and they married in 1921. Mary McCowan shared an interest in Dan's work, hand-coloured his lantern slides and accompanied him on his tours. Dan McCowan was an active photographer and naturalist and lectured at hospitals during and following the First World War. He was later recommended to Sir Edward Beatty, CPR President and hired by the CPR to promote the scenic beauties and natural history of the mountains, which he did for 26 years. For a period his lantern slide presentations included motion pictures. During the 1940s, he used natural colour Kodachrome slide photography. While in England in 1936, McCowan was made a Fellow of the Royal Zoological Society. From ca.1907 onwards, he wrote for magazines and newspapers. The first of six books was published in 1936; the last in 1955. Beginning ca.1937, McCowan wrote and broadcast radio talks on natural history on CBC. These were heard widely in Canada and the United States. In 1939, McCowan accompanied the King and Queen on a portion of their railway tour through the mountains, providing information on natural history and residents. During the Second World War, he toured extensively on behalf of the YMCA. The McCowans retired to Cloverdale (now Surrey), B.C., ca.1951.
- Scope & Content
- Fonds consists of two series : I. Dan McCowan series; II. Mary E.(Fee) McCowan series.
- I. Dan McCowan series, ca.1905-1967?, ca.30 cm of textual records, ca.3400 photographs, 4 graphic records. Includes five sub-series: A. Correspondence; B. Writing; C. Photography; D. Professional activities; E. Ephemera.
- Correspondence includes incoming letters re writing, business and broadcasting. Writing is in the form of notes and notebooks, unpublished and published manuscripts, newspaper articles and other materials.
- Photography includes negatives, lantern slides, 35mm transparencies and prints. Material pertains to flora, fauna, people, places and scenery, also family, activities and events. Photographs of Banff personalities and visitors are available in negative and lantern slide form, 254 items.
- Lantern slides were designed for lectures such as: "On skyline trails in the Canadian Rockies"; "On nature trails at Banff and Lake Louise"; "A naturalist in the Canadian Rockies" (200 slides); "Snow peaks and flower meadows in the Canadian Rockies" (200 slides); "Over the hills and far away: a pictorial review of the Canadian Rockies"; "Victory Day, May 8th 1945, Dan McCowan presents: Bye-gone days in Banff" (exact titles were based on title slides).
- II. Mary E. (Fee) McCowan series consists of diaries, 1926-1957, photocopied from 12 volumes (19 cm); and letters from Dan McCowan, 1943. Diaries discuss joint travels, activities, lecture tours for CPR (Canada, U.S., U.K.), Banff, trail rides, skyline hikes, and Royal Visit, 1939
- Notes
- Both Dan and Mary McCowan have written identifications on the slide mounts
- Name Access
- McCowan, Dan
- McCowan, Mary
- Subject Access
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Natural resources
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Access Restrictions
- Some restrictions on access to originals
- Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
- Language
- Language is English
- Finding Aid
- Finding aids and reference tools: arrangement outline
- series and file description
- in-house electronic finding aid
- online finding aid
- item list and modern reference prints for photographs of Banff personalities and visitors
- Related Material
- Related by provenance to McCowan family photographs (V407)
- Creator
- McCowan, Dan
- McCowan, Mary
- Category
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Natural resources
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Bears : [negatives, group 8]
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and grizzly bears at Spray Lakes, Banff hot springs, Hillsdale area, Johnston Canyon, Eisenhower [Castle Mountain] camp, Lake Louise area, Kicking Horse area, Vermilion Crossing, and other areas
- Date Range
- [between ca.1915 and 1949], predominant 1929-1947
- Reference Code
- V408 / NA 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.C.1. Dan McCowan : Photography, negatives
- Reference Code
- V408 / NA 1
- Date Range
- [between ca.1915 and 1949], predominant 1929-1947
- Physical Description
- 55 negatives : b/w
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to black and grizzly bears at Spray Lakes, Banff hot springs, Hillsdale area, Johnston Canyon, Eisenhower [Castle Mountain] camp, Lake Louise area, Kicking Horse area, Vermilion Crossing, and other areas
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- Access by appointment only
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Goats : [negatives, group 58]
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to mountain goats
- Date Range
- 1921-[ca.1925]
- Reference Code
- V408 / NA 10
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.C.1. Dan McCowan : Photography, negatives
- Reference Code
- V408 / NA 10
- Date Range
- 1921-[ca.1925]
- Physical Description
- 8 negatives : b/w
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to mountain goats
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- Access by appointment only
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Insects : [negatives, group 70]
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- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to hornet nests, butterflies and hawk moth
- Date Range
- 1924-1944
- Reference Code
- V408 / NA 11
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Dan and Mary McCowan fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Series
- I.C.1. Dan McCowan : Photography, negatives
- Reference Code
- V408 / NA 11
- Date Range
- 1924-1944
- Physical Description
- 17 negatives : b/w
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to hornet nests, butterflies and hawk moth
- Access Restrictions
- Access by appointment only
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