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BC.PH.Coll.1: S. Waldo Bailey Negatives of the Berkshires (1898 THE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS ARCHIVES & RESEARCH CENTER Guide to S. Waldo Bailey Negatives of the Berkshires, 1898-1961 BC.PH.Coll.1 by Miriam B. Spectre September 2011 Last updated: April 2018 Archives & Research Center 27 Everett Street, Sharon, MA 02067 www.thetrustees.org [email protected] 781-784-8200 S. Waldo Bailey Negatives of the Berkshires - 1 Extent: 6 card boxes Other storage formats: stored in Oversize Linear feet: 6.0 Copyright © 2013 The Trustees of Reservations ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION PROVENANCE Gift of E. Priscilla Bailey, 2011. OWNERSHIP & LITERARY RIGHTS The S. Waldo Bailey Negatives of the Berkshires are the physical property of The Trustees of Reservations. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. CITE AS S. Waldo Bailey Negatives of the Berkshires. The Trustees of Reservations, Archives & Research Center. RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS This collection is open for research. BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL Known as “Berkshire County’s closest approximation to Henry David Thoreau”, S. Waldo Bailey was the first warden of Bartholomew’s Cobble. Before the Trustees acquired the property in 1946, Bailey had long been drawn to the property, noting in 1920 that “it was a pleasure to find such a rare rock garden”. Bailey was an amateur naturalist, whose interests ranged from archaeology to botany. As a member of the American Fern Society, Bailey impressed Charles A. Weatherby, the curator of the Gray Herbarium at Harvard University, with his many excursions in the Berkshires, articles in The Auk and the American Fern Journal, and his photographs of plants and landscapes. When the Trustees were looking for a botanist warden to lay out and clear paths, greet visitors, and show off the flora at Bartholomew’s Cobble, Weatherby believed that Bailey would be the perfect choice. Bailey officially became the warden in 1947, and in a single season helped list 500 types of flora in Bartholomew’s Cobble. Over his 17 seasons at the Cobble, Bailey created a system of trails to show off the Cobble to the public and ensured the preservation of the land for future generations. After his death in 1963, the Trustees converted an old cabin on the property into a small museum in his name, which displayed an eclectic collection of objects from the area, such as butterflies, arrowheads, and photographs. In a tribute to his friend, Morgan G. Bulkeley noted that “walking at S. Waldo Bailey Negatives of the Berkshires - 2 the Cobble in a little cluster of visitors kept back somewhat like mosquitoes by his cigar smoke, Mr. Bailey imparted his lore in a way that kindled enthusiasm akin to his own”. DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION The S. Waldo Bailey Negatives of the Berkshires contain glass negatives, plastic negatives, and glass lantern slides of plants, flowers, trees, animals, and birds in the Berkshires. The collection Includes original annotated envelopes for many of the negatives. For a container and content listing of this collection, see as follows. S. Waldo Bailey Negatives of the Berkshires - 3 Inventory & Descriptions, S. Waldo Bailey Negatives of the Berkshires (BC.PH.Coll.1) 2011 scientific names and annotations by Julie Richburg, Ecologist; 2017 updates from Jason Veil, Director of Horticulture IMAGE TITLE SCIENTIFIC NAME TRUSTEES BOX # ITEM # (transcribed from original envelope unless (names added in 2011 in black; 2017 BAILEY NOTES LOCATION TOWN, STATE DATE FORMAT ANNOTATIONS otherwise noted) updates and additions are in red) Dryopteris intermedia var. dilatatum. "Growing at an elevation of over 2600 feet. Intermediate/Evergreen 1 1a Aspidium spinulesum var. dilatatum Dryopteris intermedia 46YAA." Peck's Brook, Mount Greylock Adams, MA 1920-Aug glass Woodfern. Dryopteris intermedia var. dilatatum. Intermediate/Evergreen 1 1b Aspidium spinulesum var. dilatatum Dryopteris intermedia "Growing at an elevation of over 2600 feet." Peck's Brook, Mount Greylock Adams, MA 1920-Aug glass lantern Woodfern. 1 2 Mattencia struthiopteris Matteuccia struthiopteris Housatonic Valley Pittsfield, MA 1920-Sep glass Ostrich Fern 1 3 Mattencia struthiopteris Matteuccia struthiopteris Housatonic Valley Pittsfield, MA 1920-Sep-2 glass Ostrich Fern 1 4 Mattencia struthiopteris Matteuccia struthiopteris Housatonic shore Pittsfield, MA 1920-Sep glass Ostrich Fern 1 5 Botrycnium virginianum Botrychium virginianum Gregor Rocks North Pownal, VT 1924-Jun-28 glass 1 6 Aspidium goldianum Dryopteris goldiana South Mountain Pittsfield, MA n.d. plastic 1 7 Aspidium thelypteris Thelypteris palustris Pittsfield, MA 1920-Aug glass 1 8 Osmunda claytoniana Osmunda claytoniana Williamstown, MA 1924-May-21 glass 1 9 Botrychium ramosum - simplex Botrychium matricariifolium South Mountain Pittsfield, MA 1920-Aug glass 1 10a Witch hazel autumn colors Hamamelis virginiana n.d. plastic 1 10b Witch hazel autumn colors Hamamelis virginiana n.d. plastic 1 11 Coptis trifolia Coptis trifolia Pownal, VT 1923-May-20 plastic 1 12a Dutchmans Breeches Dicentra cucullaria Lanesboro, MA 1931-May-5 plastic 1 12b Dutchmans Breeches Dicentra cucullaria Lanesboro, MA 1931-May-5 plastic 1 13 Claytonia caroliniana Claytonia caroliniana Sackett Brook Pittsfield, MA 1925-May glass 1 14 Dicentra canadensis Dicentra canadensis Lanesboro, MA 1924-May-7 plastic 1 15 Dogtooth Violets Erythronium americanum Mount Simonds [MA] 1929-May plastic 1 16 Joe-Pye Weed Eupatorium (species unknown) Bank of Housatonic Pittsfield, MA 1927-Aug-7 plastic 1 17 Milk-weed Seeds Asclepias (species unknown) New-Marlboro, MA 1928-Oct-12 plastic 1 18a Painted Trilliums Trillium undulatum Windsor Park [MA] 1938-May plastic 1 18b Painted Trilliums Trillium undulatum Windsor Park [MA] 1938-May plastic 1 19 Lupine Lupinus (species unknown) Ashley Falls, MA 1947-Jun plastic 1 20 Viola Palmata Viola palmata Stockbridge, MA 1938-May plastic 1 21a Maple Trees and Landscapes Acer (species unknown) Monterey, MA 1928-Oct-12 plastic 1 21b Maple Trees and Landscapes Acer (species unknown) Monterey, MA 1928-Oct-12 plastic 1 21c Maple Trees and Landscapes Acer (species unknown) Monterey, MA 1928-Oct-12 plastic 1 22a Trillium undulatum Trillium undulatum Leominster, MA 1936-May plastic 1 22b Trillium undulatum Trillium undulatum Leominster, MA 1936-May plastic Neg. Storage 23 Viburnum alnifolium Viburnum acerifolium Charlemont, MA 1939-May plastic 1 24a Skunk Cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus Mayer's Swamp Stockbridge, MA 1929-Apr-21 plastic 1 24b Skunk Cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus Mayer's Swamp Stockbridge, MA 1929-Apr-21 plastic 1 25 Porcupines in Tree Erethizon dorsatum "Telephoto, Distance 25 yds." Pownal, VT 1923-May-20 glass Neg. Storage 26a Porcupines in Tree Erethizon dorsatum Pownal, VT 1923-May-20 plastic Neg. Storage 26b Porcupines in Tree Erethizon dorsatum Pownal, VT 1923-May-20 plastic 1 27a Studies of Young Woodchuck Williamstown, MA 1923-May glass 1 27b Studies of Young Woodchuck Williamstown, MA 1923-May glass 1 28a Blarina Breweri, Brewer's Mole Parascalops breweri Williamstown, MA 1922-Apr glass 1 28b Blarina Breweri, Brewer's Mole Parascalops breweri Williamstown, MA 1922-Apr glass S. Waldo Bailey Negatives of the Berkshires - 4 Inventory & Descriptions, S. Waldo Bailey Negatives of the Berkshires (BC.PH.Coll.1) 2011 scientific names and annotations by Julie Richburg, Ecologist; 2017 updates from Jason Veil, Director of Horticulture IMAGE TITLE SCIENTIFIC NAME TRUSTEES BOX # ITEM # (transcribed from original envelope unless (names added in 2011 in black; 2017 BAILEY NOTES LOCATION TOWN, STATE DATE FORMAT ANNOTATIONS otherwise noted) updates and additions are in red) 1 28c Blarina Breweri, Brewer's Mole Parascalops breweri Williamstown, MA 1922-Apr glass 1 29 Trail of Brewer's Mole Rattlesnake Cobble Pownal, VT 1924-Mar-1 plastic 1 30a Wood Tortoise (wood turtle? = Glyptemys insculpta) n.d. glass 1 30b Wood Tortoise (wood turtle? = Glyptemys insculpta) n.d. plastic 1 31 Snowshoe Rabbit Lepus americanus "S.W. Bailey." Stratton Mountain [Stratton], VT 1931-Aug-29 plastic 1 32a Grey Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus n.d. plastic 1 32b Grey Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus n.d. plastic 1 33a Arbutus and White Birches A??? And Betula (papyrifera? pubescens?) Tower Mountain, Pittsfield Forest Pittsfield, MA 1933-Apr plastic 1 33b Arbutus and White Birches A??? And Betula (papyrifera? pubescens?) Tower Mountain, Pittsfield Forest Pittsfield, MA 1933-Apr plastic 1 33c Arbutus and White Birches A??? And Betula (papyrifera? pubescens?) Tower Mountain, Pittsfield Forest Pittsfield, MA 1933-Apr plastic 1 33d Arbutus and White Birches A??? And Betula (papyrifera? pubescens?) Tower Mountain, Pittsfield Forest Pittsfield, MA 1933-Apr plastic 1 34a Nest and Eggs of Killdeer Plover Charadrius vociferus Pittsfield, MA 1926-May plastic 1 34b Nest and Eggs of Killdeer Plover Charadrius vociferus Pittsfield, MA 1926-May plastic 1 35 Nest, Eggs, & Young of-Junco Junco hyemalis Windsor Mountain [Lenox, MA] 1929-Aug-8 plastic 1 36a Nest, Egg - Young of Whippoorwill Caprimulgus vociferus Pittsfield State Forest [Pittsfield, MA] 1934-Jun-2 plastic 1 36b Nest, Egg - Young of Whippoorwill Caprimulgus vociferus Pittsfield State Forest [Pittsfield, MA] 1934-Jun-2 plastic 1 36c Nest, Egg - Young of Whippoorwill Caprimulgus vociferus Pittsfield State Forest [Pittsfield, MA] 1934-Jun-2 plastic 1 37a Nest and Eggs of Prairie Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris leucolaema Worcester, MA 1936-Jul plastic 1 37b Nest and Eggs of Prairie Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris leucolaema Worcester, MA 1936-Jul plastic 1 38 Nest & Eggs - Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia "S.W. Bailey." Becket, MA 1932-Jul-17 plastic 1 39 Nest and Eggs of Oven-Bird Seiurus aurocapillus Pownal, VT 1925-May-31 plastic 1 40 Nest + Eggs of-Junco Junco hyemalis Stoney Ridge - Greylock [Adams], MA 1933-Jul plastic 1 41a Young Duck Hawk 3 Weeks old Falco peregrinus Blue Hawk Nesting Site Cheshire, [MA] 1931-Jun plastic 1 41b Young Duck Hawk 3 Weeks old Falco peregrinus Blue Hawk Nesting Site Cheshire, [MA] 1931-Jun plastic 1 42 Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata 1912-Oct glass 1 43 Nest of Chestnut-sided Warbler [A.B.N?] n.d.
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