Robert T. Chapel Papers, 1947-2001 | University of Illinois Archives

Description: Papers of Robert T. Chapel (1947-2002), M.A. 1975, Library Technical Assistant (1984-2002) contain correspondence, newspapers, essays, manuscripts, bird lists, field notes, an audio cassette tape, floppy disks,  VHS cassette tape, report forms, certificates, surveys, guides and brochures, and photographs concerning personal history, including biographical materials, military service (1967-1970), correspondence with family while serving in Vietnam (1967-1970), correspondence with family while a student at University of Michigan (1965-1967), student essays (1965-1976); and concerning birding, including bird lists and life lists for Illinois counties, Champaign County Audubon Society (CCAS, 1983-1993), Birdathon species lists, Extraordinary Bird Sightings/Unusual Bird Sightings (1987-2001), Illinois Breeding Bird Surveys and Breeding Bird Atlas Project (1986-1997), Illinois Ornithological Records Committee (1996), Illinois Audubon Society (1988), Illinois Observation Reports (2000-2001), and G.P. Waldbauer (1995).