Writings by Abbott Handerson Thayer
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content: Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921
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content: Abbott Handerson Thayer and Thayer Family papers
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content: Abbott Handerson Thayer and Thayer Family papers / Series 3: Writings
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content: 1861-1918
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content: Archives of American Art
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content: AAA.thayabbo, Subseries 3.1
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content: Archival materials
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content: Writings by Abbott Handerson Thayer, primarily on the topic of concealing coloration and his observations of nature, include four small notebooks. His notes and draft essays, often written on small scraps of paper or the back of other documents, are on the topic of concealing coloration in nature, and the related topics, the invisibility of icebergs and the concealing coloration in military uniforms and warships. Many of his notes appear to be preparations for lectures or letters to the editor on these topics, or responses to the negative feedback from his book Concealing Coloration in Nature, published in 1909. Also found are draft essays on the restoration of works of art and notes and essays on various subjects such as the Boer war, art, and other thoughts on nature. A diary dating from 1861 contains notes on bird migration and drawings of birds. Also found within the diary is a letter from William Henry Thayer to "Teddy," gifting him the diary.