SchenectadyHistory.org
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Schenectady County, New York History and Genealogy
Description
Special Collections and the Union College Archives are located on the third floor of the library. They operate under a closed stack policy, with daily hours designated for public access. Materials from this area do not circulate and must be used in Special Collections. Hours are listed outside the Special Collections doorway and also on the library web page. The designation "Special Collections" appears on some of the cards in the Card Catalog and in records in the online catalog. If you are interested in any of these materials, copy down the call number or computer printout and the members of the reference staff will direct you to this part of the library.
The Times Union wrote an article on Schaffer Library's Audubon collection for Union's 2006 ReUnion Weekend. Special Collection put four of the plates out for display along with a wooden birdhouse replica of the Nott Memorial created by George Woodzell and Peggy Foley.
The Birds of America, featuring 435 hand-colored engravings of native American bird species, was the creation of John James Audubon, who spent six years (1820-1826) traveling the wilds of the American continent in search of avian subjects. He drew each of the 489 species in its natural habitat, using such varied media as watercolors, pen, pencil, pastel, oils and egg-white to obtain the full effect of the bird. With these drawings, Audubon returned to England to arrange for publication of his masterpiece.
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English
Contact
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- Schenectady New York
- United States 12305
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- +1.5183884558
