Beckham Bird Club Records, 1934-2006
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: Beckham Bird Club
Title: Records, 1934-2006
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Curator of Special Collections.
Size of Collection: 5 cubic feet
Location Number: Mss./BK/B396
Scope and Content Note
The records of the Beckham Bird Club consist of the minutes of monthly club meetings ranging from the 1935 founding through 2000. In addition, the collection includes copies of The Observer , the club’s monthly newsletter, ranging from 1968 to 2000. Collection also contains various newspaper clippings related to the club and to conservation issues; club financial records, birding and bird count records; membership records; and general club correspondence regarding programming, special events, committees, and public relations. The Beckham Bird Club was founded as the Louisville chapter of the Kentucky Ornithological Society.
Biographical Note
The Beckham Bird Club was founded in 1935 as the Louisville chapter of the Kentucky Ornithological Society. Members of the club participate in various social and environmental activities. The Club holds monthly meetings in which guests are often invited to give lectures relevant to birds or conservation. In addition to the monthly meetings, the club participates in bird counts, holds several birding field trips each month, and plays a major role in the yearly bird census. Club members are often very active in various conservation movements in the Louisville area. For example, members have established various wildlife sanctuaries, aided in the wildlife friendly development of the waterfront, and worked to reduce pollution and increase recycling.
Folder List
Folder 1: Minutes, Jan. 1935-December 1940
Folder 2: Minutes, Jan. 1941-June 1946
Folder 3: Minutes, July 1946-December 1958
Folder 4: Minutes, January 1959-June 1966
Folder 5: Minutes, Sept. 1966-June 1970 & The Observer Oct. 1968-May 1970
Folder 6: Minutes and The Observer , July 1970-June 1973
Folder 7: Minutes and The Observer , September 1973-June 1974
Folder 8: Minutes, June 1974-June 1976 & The Observer , Sept. 1974-Aug. 1976
Folder 9: Minutes and The Observer , August 1976- December 1984
Folder 10: Minutes and The Observer , 1985-1987
Folder 11: Minutes and The Observer , 1988
Folder 12: Minutes and The Observer , 1989-1992
Folder 13: Minutes and The Observer , 1993
Folder 14: Minutes and The Observer , 1994
Folder 15: Minutes and The Observer , 1995
Folder 16: Minutes and The Observer , 1996
Folder 17: Minutes and The Observer , 1997-1998
Folder 18: Minutes and The Observer , 1999-2000
Folder 19: The Observer , 1972-1978
Folder 20: The Observer , 1976-1991
Folder 21: Birding – Bernheim Forest
Folder 22: Birding – Buttermilk Falls, Brandenburg, Kentucky
Folder 23: Birding – Camp Atterbury, Indiana
Folder 24: Birding – Cave Hill Cemetery, 1974-1992
Folder 25: Birding – Cave Hill Cemetery, 1993-2003
Folder 26: Birding – Charlestown State Park, Indiana
Folder 27: Birding – Cherokee and Seneca Parks
Folder 28: Birding – Crane Creek State Park, Ohio
Folder 29: Birding – Deam Lake, Indiana
Folder 30: Birding – Eastern Uplands, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Folder 31: Birding – Falls of the Ohio, I
Folder 32: Birding – Falls of the Ohio, II
Folder 33: Birding – Floyd County, Indiana
Folder 34: Birding – Gibson Lake
Folder 35: Birding – Green River Lake
Folder 36: Birding – Happy Hollow Farm, Crestwood, Kentucky
Folder 37: Birding – Hickman Farms (Goshen Meadows)
Folder 38: Birding – Horner Sanctuary, Brownsboro, Kentucky
Folder 39: Birding – Iroquois Park
Folder 40: Birding – Jefferson Memorial Park
Folder 41: Birding – Joe Creason Park and Beargrass Nature Preserve
Folder 42: Birding – Louisville Zoo Wetlands
Folder 43: Birding – Mammoth Cave
Folder 44: Birding – McElroy Lake, Warren County, Kentucky
Folder 45: Birding – Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge, Indiana
Folder 46: Birding – Nettelroth Sanctuary, Cherokee Park
Folder 47: Birding – Ohio County Strip Mines & Surrounding Areas
Folder 48: Birding – Otter Creek Trail
Folder 49: Birding – Patoka Lake, Indiana
Folder 50: Birding – Red River Gorge
Folder 51: Birding – Riverfield Wildlife Sanctuary
Folder 52: Birding – River Road, 1974-1981
Folder 53: Birding – River Road, 1982-1992
Folder 54: Birding – River Road, 1993-2001
Folder 55: Birding – Saunders Springs, Radcliff, Kentucky
Folder 56: Birding – Shippingport Island
Folder 57: Birding – Sloughs Wildlife Management Area, Kentucky
Folder 58: Birding – Surrey Hill Farm
Folder 59: Birding – Waverly Park
Folder 60: Birding – Westport, Kentucky
Folder 61: Birding – Wolf Pen Mills Farm
Folder 62: Birding – 1968
Folder 63: Birding – 1969
Folder 64: Birding – 1970
Folder 65: Birding – 1971
Folder 66: Birding – 1972
Folder 67: Birding – 1973
Folder 68: Birding – Miscellaneous, 1974-1985
Folder 69: Birding – Miscellaneous, 1986-2001
Folder 70: Financial Records, Jan. 1981-Jan. 1990
Folder 71: Financial Records, Feb. 1990-May 1994
Folder 72: Financial Records, June 1994-June 1999
Folder 73: Financial Records, 1961-1967
Folder 74: Financial Records, 1983-1987
Folder 75: Financial Records, 1988-1992
Folder 76: Financial Records, 1993-1996
Folder 77: Financial Records, 1997-2000
Folder 78: Financial Records, 2001-2004
Folder 79: General Business Correspondence
Folder 80: By-Laws and Articles of Incorporation
Folder 81: Board of Directors, Officers, and Committees
Folder 82: Meeting Announcements and Agendas
Folder 83: The Cuckoo Party
Folder 84: Annual Dinner
Folder 85: Outstanding Contribution Award
Folder 86: Membership Information
Folder 87: Membership Directories
Folder 88: Handouts and Pamphlets
Folder 89: The Chat
Folder 90: Property and Slide Inventory Lists
Folder 91: Birding and Bird Counts
Folder 92: Birding Field Trip Waivers
Folder 93: Charles Wickliffe Beckham
Folder 94: Conservation and Preservation
Folder 95: Kentucky Ornithological Society
Folder 96: Miscellaneous- Articles, Publications, and Clippings
Folder 97: Miscellaneous
Folder 98: Newspaper Clippings, 1930s and 1940s
Folder 99: Newspaper Clippings, 1950s
Folder 100: Newspaper Clippings, 1960s
Folder 101: Newspaper Clippings, 1970s and 1980s
Folder 102: Newspaper Clippings, 1990s and 2000s
Folder 103: Beckham Bird Club Scrapbook
Folder 104: Former Members, A-R (Notecards)
Folder 105: Former Members, S-Z (Notecards)
Folder 106: Mailing Address Index, 1994 (Notecards)
Folder 107: Membership Records, 1990-1995 (Notecards)
Folder 108: Beckham Bird Club Corporate Seal
Subject Headings
Bird watching
Birds – Societies, etc.
Clubs – Kentucky – Louisville
Conservationists – Kentucky – Louisville
Nature conservation
Mazzoli, Romano L.
Ornithology – Societies, etc.
University of Louisville
