Michael Cook mnc2@cornell.edu
Starting point to access rare beekeeping materials:
- Overview: https://mann.library.cornell.edu/rad-collections
- Registration: https://cornell.libwizard.com/f/mann-rare-distinctive-collection-registration
New York State privilege card (to borrow materials from circulating collection):
- Overview: https://www.library.cornell.edu/services/borrow/policy/new-york-state-residents
- Application: https://cornell.libwizard.com/f/mann-borrower-card-application
The Hive and the Honeybee online collection: https://digital.library.cornell.edu/collections/bees
Biodiversity Heritage Library: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Search full text, by title or author, or by subject:
- Subject: Bees: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/subject/Bees#/titles
- Subject: Bee Culture: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/subject/Bee+culture#/titles
- Title: Gleanings In Bee Culture: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/17323
- Title: American Bee Journal: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/17325
Items in the Phillips rare collection:
- Hill, Thomas. A profitable instruction of the perfite ordering of bees (1579)
- Mann’s copy: https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/1178144 and digital version: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/65768
- Dyce patent for creamed honey https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/4169635
- Butler, Charles. The Feminine Monarchie (1623)
- Mann’s copy: https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/1164788 and digital version: https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/hivebees6371408
- “The Bee’s Madrigal” by the Choir of Little St Mary’s, Cambridge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2eonteQEps
- Langstroth, Lorenzo. Journal on matters relating to bees.
- Mann’s copy: https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/10018007 and digital version: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/168243
- Russian book on bee anatomy by Otto Verner, 1905: https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/15037015
- Guide to Rare Russian Language Beekeeping Works in the Phillips Collection: https://guides.library.cornell.edu/rarerus
- Collection of photographs of American beekeepers https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/10383540
- Collection of various NY beekeepers and honey producers associations pamphlets: https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/10388019
- Apiary Inspectors of America holdings at Mann Library: https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/?click_to_search=true&commit=search&q=”Apiary+Inspectors+of+America.”&search_field=author_cts
Articles referenced:
- Morris-Knower, James P. “The Bee Man Of Ithaca” Bee Culture v. 128 no. 11 (November 2000) p.23-25
- Sieling, Peter. “Walking In The Footsteps Of Giants” Bee Culture v. 145 no. 2 (February 2017) p.59-63.
https://beeculture.com/walking-footsteps-giants/
