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Audio cassette - "Diomedea albatrus," Library of Natural Sounds

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 10

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

From the Collection:

The Diane Ackerman collection consists of manuscripts, galley proofs, and reproductions of her published and unpublished writings, which include nature books, novels, poetry, essays, and articles. The collection includes research materials and notes, photographs, photocopies, press badges, and other printed material. Chief among her books are: The Planets, Wife of Light, Twilight of the Tenderfoot, Lady Faustus, On Extended Wings, Reverse Thunder, A Natural History of the Senses, Jaguar of Sweet Laughter, The Moon by Whale Light, A Natural History of Love, Monk Seal Hideaway, The Rarest of the Rare, and A Slender Thread. Articles and essays in the collection include "Bats," "Crocodilians," "Penguins," "Whales," "Albatrosses," "Golden Monkeys," "Insect Love," "Last Refuge of the Monk Seals," "We Are Listening," "Sympathetic Magic," "How to Watch the Sky," "The Natural History of a Leaf," "Where the Sun Dines," and "The Children of Interplast"; and a play "Reverse Thunder."

Dates

  • 1971-1997.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

9.1 cubic feet. (9.1 cubic feet.)

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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