Archives Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

Please join us for September’s page turning of John James Audubon’s Birds of America at 12:00pm in room 101 of Ladd Library! This month’s presentation will feature a special guest speaker and feathered friend!

The Muskie Archives presents its copy of John James Audubon’s Birds of America for display in the lobby of Ladd Library. This edition is a double elephant folio published in 1860 and features 150 of the 435 drawings that were first printed beginning in 1827. Each month, Archives staff will lead a page turning and have guest speakers to add context and information about each featured bird.