U DCG Papers of T Michael Clegg

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1 U DCG Papers of T Michael Clegg Biographical Background: Michael Clegg was born on 19 February 1933 at Birdwell, near Barnsley in South Yorkshire. From 1952 to 1982 he worked as a naturalist and then curator at museums in Sheffield, Scarborough, Doncaster, Batley, Dundee and, finally, the Yorkshire Museum, York. During this time he met and married his wife, Margaret. From 1982 until his death in 1995 he worked as a freelance broadcaster, lecturer and writer on natural history. His freelance career was a thriving success. He presented 'Country Calendar', 'Strictly for the Birds' and 'Clegg's People' for Yorkshire Televison, the latter of which ran for ten series as well as a number of programmes for the BBC. He also enjoyed an active radio career, contributing to various local and national natural history programmes and was the resident 'professional naturalist' on the BBC Radio 4 programme 'The Conch Quiz'. His writing career was also a success: as well as writing columns for the Dundee Courier and the Yorkshire Evening Post, he wrote two nature based novels and contributed many technical and scientific notes to a range of journals. Michael Clegg also found time to pass on his knowledge of the natural world through lectures and evening classes and from 1956 to 1991 he was an extra mural lecturer for various universities, including Hull, where he was made an honorary fellow in the Department of Adult Education. He was actively involved with many natural history groups, his various positions included president of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and of the Yorkshire Naturalist's Union, along with vice presidencies of the Leeds Urban Wildlife Group, York Ornithologist's Club and Rossington Natural History Society among many others. He also served as tour leader for coach trips to Austria, Spain, Poland and the Camargne for Steel's Wildlife Tours. Michael Clegg's achievements and contribution to the study of natural history were recognized in 1993 when he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree by the University of Hull. Custodial history: Donated by Mrs M Clegg, 25 January 1996 and 29 February 2000 Description: This small collection of papers reflects Michael Clegg's deep love of nature, particularly ornithology. The greater part is made up of his field notebooks (149 in total) which document his bird watching expeditions around Britain and Europe. Covering the period November 1952 to May 1995, the notebooks record the prevailing weather conditions along with details of birds seen on that day. Amongst the field notes can be found a number of 'project' notebooks with a wider scope of interest, ranging from the mundane 'Scarborough field notes' to the gruesomely entitled 'Mammal skin collection'. Clegg's desire to educate people in the art of bird watching is illustrated most strongly by two notebooks, 'Bird watching- a basic guide' and 'Do it yourself field guide- a mixture of field notes and sketches, worked up drawings, photographs, handy hints etc. from recent notebooks'. The field notebooks are complemented by sets of colour slides taken by Clegg during his expeditions, especially those in Scotland and at various locations in Yorkshire. Page 1 of 16

2 Also included is a comprehensive collection of Michael Clegg's column which he wrote for the Yorkshire Evening Post which covered a large and varied amount of natural history and ornithologcial matters. Copies of articles concerning the natural world which he wrote or contributed to are included in the collection, as are the drafts of various short stories, some of which were published. Arrangement: U DCG/1 Field notes, U DCG/2 Press cutting files, U DCG/3 Miscellaneous, Extent: 3 linear metres Related material: Papers of John Cordeaux [U DCR] Papers of Rev. FO Morris and Rev. MCF Morris [U DX/21; U DP/180] Records of the Association for the Protection of Sea Birds [U DSB] Access conditions: Access will be granted to any accredited reader. Copyright: Mrs M Clegg Page 2 of 16

3 U DCG/1 U DCG/1/1 U DCG/1/2 U DCG/1/3 U DCG/1/4 U DCG/1/5 U DCG/1/6 U DCG/1/7 U DCG/1/8 U DCG/1/9 U DCG/1/10 U DCG/1/11 U DCG/1/12 U DCG/1/13 U DCG/1/14 U DCG/1/15 U DCG/1/16 Field notes 149 notebooks Notebook. Field notes covering Lincolnshire and Yorkshire File. Field notes covering Yorkshire Nov Apr Apr-23 May May-24 Jul Jul-27 Dec Jan-21 Mar Mar Feb Mar-10 May May-12 Jun May Feb Jun-11 Aug Aug-6 Sep Sep-17 Oct Oct-15 Dec Dec Feb Feb-12 Apr 1955 Page 3 of 16

4 U DCG/1/17 U DCG/1/18 U DCG/1/19 U DCG/1/20 U DCG/1/21 Notebook. 'Scarborough field notes' 13 Apr-24 Jun Jun-13 Aug 1955 Jul Nov Aug Nov Nov Mar 1956 U DCG/1/22 Notebook. 'Scarborough no. 1' 27 Nov Apr 1956 U DCG/1/23 U DCG/1/24 Notebook. 'Status of birds recorded on the Yorkshire coast' Notebook. 'Scarborough field notes' Dec 1955-Dec Mar-28 Apr 1956 U DCG/1/25 Notebook. 'Scarborough no. 2' 17 Mar-23 Aug 1956 U DCG/1/26 U DCG/1/27 U DCG/1/28 U DCG/1/29 U DCG/1/30 U DCG/1/31 U DCG/1/32 Notebook. 'Autumn migration 1958' based around Yorkshire and Orkney Notebook. 'Notes on Rodents' a) Black and white photograph of [? T M Clegg], no date Page 4 of 16 8 Aug-5 Sep Sep May Dec Feb Apr-26 May Dec Jan Jun Oct Jun-25 Aug 1961

5 U DCG/1/33 U DCG/1/34 U DCG/1/35 U DCG/1/36 U DCG/1/37 U DCG/1/38 U DCG/1/39 U DCG/1/40 U DCG/1/41 U DCG/1/42 U DCG/1/43 U DCG/1/44 U DCG/1/45 U DCG/1/46 Notebook. Notes on rodents File. Field notes on magpies covering Yorkshire Notebook. 'Mammal skin collection' Notebook. 'Projects' a) 'Field list of European birds', British Trust for breeds he ], undated, Nottinghamshire and Cumbria File. 'Angus field notes' (ts.) a) 'Preliminary Report, East Coast Oil Pollution. February - March 1969' [marked not for publication] Mar Sep-30 Oct Jan-7 Jun May May-21 Nov Aug Nov Feb Jul-2 Oct Dec Mar Apr-6 Jul Apr Dec 1969 Page 5 of 16

6 U DCG/1/47 U DCG/1/48 U DCG/1/49 U DCG/1/50 U DCG/1/51 U DCG/1/52 U DCG/1/53 U DCG/1/54 U DCG/1/55 U DCG/1/56 U DCG/1/57 U DCG/1/58 U DCG/1/59 U DCG/1/60 File. 'Angus field notes' (ts.) Notebook. Field notes covering Angus and Perthshire File. 'Angus mammal records' Notebook. Field notes covering Angus File. Field notes (ts.) covering Hampshire, Perthshire, Angus and Fife Envelope. Field notes covering Angus Booklet. 'A species list of British and Irish birds', British Trust for Ornithology Guide no.13, ed. R Hudson File. Field notes (ts.) covering Fife, Kincardineshire and Argyllshire Notebook. Field notes from Angus Notebook. Field notes covering Perthshire and Angus Booklet. 'Field list of British birds', British Trust for Ornithology File. Field notes covering Fife and Angus Notebook. Field notes covering Perthshire and Angus Notebook. 'West Haven log book. Species and observations. Bird observations supplementary to full field notes' Aug Jan Aug Mar Aug Jul Mar-22 Aug Jan-31 Dec Nov Feb Jan-31 Dec Aug-5 Sep Sep Jan Oct Oct Jan-26 Dec Jun-3 Aug Aug 1972 Page 6 of 16

7 U DCG/1/61 U DCG/1/62 U DCG/1/63 U DCG/1/64 U DCG/1/65 U DCG/1/66 U DCG/1/67 U DCG/1/68 U DCG/1/69 U DCG/1/70 U DCG/1/71 Desk diary 1 volume Booklet. 'The British Birds list of birds of the Western Palearctic', British Birds Ts. 'Bird records- York area', T M Clegg breeds he, marked '1978'] and East Lothian, Scotland a) Press cutting about a talk by Michael Clegg given at a Dundee Naturalist's Society meeting, 15 Nov 1978 Notebooks. Field notes covering Wales and Yorkshire Booklet. 'The bird watcher's field notebook', Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Notebook. Field notes covering Norfolk and Yorkshire Mar-29 Apr Mar-5 Nov Jan-1 Jun Jun-30 Sep Oct Feb Feb-29 May May-6 Jun May-3 Aug 1979 Page 7 of 16

8 U DCG/1/72 U DCG/1/73 U DCG/1/74 U DCG/1/75 U DCG/1/76 U DCG/1/77 U DCG/1/78 U DCG/1/79 U DCG/1/80 U DCG/1/81 U DCG/1/82 breeds he, marked '1979'] Ts. 'York area bird records' Ts. 'Angus bird records', Lancashire, Angus and Fife a) Press cutting about silver jubilee of Skelton Reserve and a talk given by Michael Clegg at Shipton Community Centre, 30 Jan 1980 Notebook. Field notes covering Norfolk and Yorkshire Notebook. Field notes covering Norfolk and Yorkshire and Angus a) Booklet 'Field list of British birds', British Trust for breeds he, marked '1980'] b) Press cutting advertising lectures in Caird Hall, including one by Michael Clegg on 21 Nov 1980 entitled '25 Years of Wildlife', 26 Sep items and County Durham Notebook. 'Do it yourself field guide- a mixture of field notes and sketches, worked up drawings, photographs, handy hints etc. from recent notebooks' and Angus 5 Aug-31 Dec Jan-5 May May-6 Jul Jul-26 Aug Aug-15 Nov Nov Mar Feb Jul Mar-26 May May-15 Aug 1981 Page 8 of 16

9 U DCG/1/83 U DCG/1/84 U DCG/1/85 U DCG/1/86 U DCG/1/87 U DCG/1/88 U DCG/1/89 U DCG/1/90 U DCG/1/91 U DCG/1/92 U DCG/1/93 U DCG/1/94 and Norfolk and Angus breeds he, marked '1981'] Notebook. Field notes covering Angus and Yorkshire Notebook. Field notes covering Angus and Yorkshire breeds he, marked '1982'], Norfolk, Suffolk and Scotland Ms. Bird classifications (3pp.), the Lake District and Norfolk Notebook. Field notes Booklet. 'List of the birds of the Western Palearctic', British Trust for Ornithology 16 Aug-18 Oct Oct-5 Dec Jan-11 Apr Apr-25 Jun Jun-25 Oct Oct Feb Mar-25 Apr Apr-30 May 1983 Apr-Sep Jun-13 Aug Aug-30 Oct Page 9 of 16

10 U DCG/1/95 U DCG/1/96 U DCG/1/97 U DCG/1/98 U DCG/1/99 U DCG/1/100 U DCG/1/101 U DCG/1/102 U DCG/1/103 U DCG/1/104 U DCG/1/105 U DCG/1/106 U DCG/1/107 Booklet. 'List of the birds of the Western Palearctic', British Trust for Ornithology and Norfolk and Norfolk Ms. 'Garden list' (1p.) Notebook. Field notes Notebook. Field notes covering Northumberland, Yorkshire and Angus Booklet. 'Field list of British birds', British Trust for Ornithology a) Press cutting concerning a new bird watching centre at Bempton Bird Sanctuary opened by Michael Clegg, 13 Apr 1985 and Lincolnshire and Lincolnshire Jan-19 Mar Mar-24 Jun Mar-21 Jun Jun-30 Sep Oct-30 Dec Jan-17 Mar Mar-21 May May-8 Jul Jun-14 Aug Jul-14 Aug Aug-7 Nov 1985 Page 10 of 16

11 U DCG/1/108 U DCG/1/109 U DCG/1/110 U DCG/1/111 U DCG/1/112 U DCG/1/113 U DCG/1/114 U DCG/1/115 U DCG/1/116 U DCG/1/117 U DCG/1/118 U DCG/1/119 U DCG/1/120 U DCG/1/121 and Cleveland and Norfolk breeds he has, marked '1986'] Notebook. 'Species list', Lancashire and Norfolk, Wales, Hampshire, Dorset and Norfolk, Norfolk, Wales and Dorset and Derbyshire and a trip to France and Holland 15 Aug-13 Oct Oct Mar Mar-10 May Apr-7 Jul May-18 Jun Jun-26 Dec Jan-25 Mar Mar-14 May Mar-10 May May-20 Jul May-14 Sep Jul-19 Oct Oct Apr 1988 Page 11 of 16

12 U DCG/1/122 U DCG/1/123 U DCG/1/124 U DCG/1/125 U DCG/1/126 U DCG/1/127 U DCG/1/128 U DCG/1/129 U DCG/1/130 U DCG/1/131 U DCG/1/132 U DCG/1/133 U DCG/1/134, Lancashire and a trip to Holland and a trip to France and a trip to France, Wales, Norfolk, Suffolk and the Lake District breeds he, marked '1988'] and Cleveland Notebook. Field notes covering Norfolk and Lancashire and County Durham and a trip to France, Hampshire, Somerset and Norfolk breeds he, marked '1989'] Page 12 of Oct Mar Mar-14 May Apr-9 Aug May-18 Aug Aug-22 Oct Oct Feb Feb Apr Mar-20 Aug Apr-19 May May-13 Jul Jul-19 Sep Aug Jan Sep Nov 1989

13 U DCG/1/135 U DCG/1/136 U DCG/1/137 U DCG/1/138 U DCG/1/139 U DCG/1/140 U DCG/1/141 U DCG/1/142 U DCG/1/143 U DCG/1/144 U DCG/1/145, Lancashire, Norfolk, Lincolnshire and a trip to Holland and Austria Booklet. 'List of the birds of the Western Palearctic', British Trust for Ornithology, Lancashire, Norfolk and a trip to Holland Notebook. Field notes covering a trip to France, Belgium, Germany and Austria, Northumberland and a trip to Austria Booklet. 'Let's look at Eastern Austria: an ornithological guide' [list of birds marked by T M Clegg to indicate breeds he ], Northumberland, Angus and Perthshire and Angus breeds he, marked '1990'] and Merseyside and a trip to France breeds he, marked '1991'] File. 'Birdwatching - a basic guide' Page 13 of 16 2 Dec Apr Jan-11 Apr Apr-24 May Apr-20 Jun Apr-21 Apr May-27 Aug Jul Feb Sep Mar Mar-13 Aug 1991

14 U DCG/1/146 U DCG/1/147 U DCG/1/148 U DCG/1/149 U DCG/2 U DCG/2/1 U DCG/2/2 U DCG/2/3 U DCG/2/4 U DCG/2/5 U DCG/2/6 U DCG/2/7 Booklet. 'Birdwatchers field list', Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Notebook. House mouse survey; field notes Booklet. 'List of the birds of the Western Palearctic', British Trust for Ornithology, marked 'Life List' Notebook. Pen drawings Press cutting files 7 files File. Cuttings of T M Clegg's newspaper column from the 'Yorkshire Evening Post' File. Cuttings of T M Clegg's newspaper column from the 'Yorkshire Evening Post' File. Cuttings of T M Clegg's newspaper column from the 'Yorkshire Evening Post'; two articles concerning a poster competition in which T M Clegg was a judge File. Cuttings of T M Clegg's newspaper column from the 'Yorkshire Evening Post'; selection of articles refering to the retirement of Mrs Pat Clegg File. Cuttings of T M Clegg's newspaper column from the 'Yorksire Evening Post' File. Cuttings of T M Clegg's newspaper column from the 'Yorkshire Evening Post' File. Cuttings of T M Clegg's newspaper column from the 'Yorkshire Evening Post' Jan Jan Jan-25 Sep Oct Jul Aug Apr Apr Feb Mar Apr Apr Apr 1995 Page 14 of 16

15 U DCG/3 U DCG/3/1 U DCG/3/2 U DCG/3/3 U DCG/3/4 U DCG/3/5 Miscellaneous 1s or items Article. 'Observations on the feeding habits of birds at coastal sewer outlets', T M Clegg from 'The Naturalist' File. Articles written or contributed to by T M Clegg a) 'Craig Phadrig interim report on 1971 excavation', A Small and M Barry Cottam b) 'Carrion crows feeding on marine molluscs and taking fish', T M Clegg from 'Bird Study' vol. 19, no. 4, pp (2), n.d. c) 'Observations on an East Yorkshire population of the house mouse', T M Clegg, from 'The Naturalist', Apr 1963-Jun 1963 d) 'The abundance of shrews as indicated by trapping and remains in discarded bottles', T M Clegg, from 'The Naturalist', 1967 e) 'The mammals of the Sheffield area', T M Clegg, from 'The Naturalist', vol. 122, Jul Sep 1963 f) 'The mammals of Gibraltar Point Nature Reserve, Lincolnshire ', T M Clegg from 'The Naturalist', Oct 1969-Dec 1969 g) 'Mammals on the Spurn Peninsula', T M Clegg, from 'The Naturalist', Jul 1965-Sep 1965 h) 'The house mouse in some South Yorkshire coal mines', T M Clegg, Doncaster Museum Publications no. 33, Mar 1965 i) 'Notes on British mammals - No. 12', T M Clegg, from 'Journal of Zoology' no. 147, 1965 j) 'Angus and South Kincardine bird report 1971' compiled by G M Crighton and T M Clegg, 1971 k) 'Report on the animal remains from Bee Low', T M Clegg from 'Excavation at the Bee Low Cairn', 'The Antiquaries Journal', 1970 l) 'Early settlement of Scotland: Excavations at Morton Fife', J M Coles from 'Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society' no. xxxvii, 1971 Colour photograph. Birds on a pond, Wells Harbour Colour photograph. Bird on a pond, Wells Harbour Photograph album. Covering Doncaster and Hatfield 1 volume Apr-Jun Mar Mar 1984 Jan-Apr 1966 Page 15 of 16

16 U DCG/3/6 U DCG/3/7 U DCG/3/8 U DCG/3/9 U DCG/3/10 U DCG/3/11 Photograph album. Wildlife 1 volume Notebook. Jottings of ideas for books Ms. List of names (1p.) Sketch plan. Manorley Estate field Drawing of a bird in flight Drawing of male and female black grouse Jun-Aug 1988 Page 16 of 16