Zella M. Schultz papers - Archives West

Zella M. Schultz papers, 1915-1982

Overview of the Collection

Creator

Schultz, Zella M. (Zella McMannama), 1920-1974

Title

Zella M. Schultz papers

Dates

1915-1982 (inclusive)

Quantity

3.38 cubic feet (4 boxes and 1 oversize folder)

Collection Number

5075

Summary

Documents and related materials of a Washingon State painter who made a specialty of depicting birds.

Repository

University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu

Access Restrictions

Open to all users.

Request at UW

Languages

English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Zella McMannama Schultz (1920-1974) was a field ornithologist in Washington State. She grew up in Everson, Washington and graduated from Western Washington College in 1946 before becoming a teacher on Lopez Island. She received her master's degree in Zoology from the University of Washington in 1953. Schultz was an Audubon Field Notes regional editor in the 1950s and was the first state coordinator of the Breeding Bird Survey, an avian monitoring program to track the status and trends of bird populations in North America. Her pioneer work in bird paintings were used as illustrations for a number of books including "Familiar Birds of the Northwest" by Harry B. Nehls and "Washington Birds" by Earl Larrison. In 1953, she was commissioned to make 72 oil paintings of various birds; the resulting slides were used extensively in public schools.

Schultz's expertise was in gull plumage and she wrote extensively on the Glaucous-winged Gull, studying a colony of these birds on Protection Island and making detailed observations of their daily life. Along with Eleanor Stopps, Schultz participated in bird-banding expeditions to track the Gulls. Protection Island is located in the Strait of Juan de Fuca north of Discovery Bay in northeastern Jefferson County, Washington. This island has been recognized by biologists for its importance as a wild-bird nesting colony. There were threats to the island's birds during Schultz's lifetime with various real estate and development plans.

Schultz died in 1974 due to complications from a childhood disease and Stopps vowed to continue her conservation work. The same month Schultz died, the Nature Conservancy bought the western end of the island and re-sold it to the Washington State Game Department. This 48-acre area was named The Zella M. Schultz Seabird Sanctuary and is the state's first non-game sanctuary. With the help of Stopps efforts including lobbying, letter writing, and gathering support from a large, diverse constituency, Protection Island was made a National Wildlife Refuge in 1982.

Sources: Washington Ornithological Society newsletter, Port Townsend Marine Science Center Octopress newsletter, Port Townsend Marine Science Center website, Western Reports newsletter from Western Washington University

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Sketches of birds, birding notebooks from trips in Washington State, Drafts, notes, photographs, diagrams, articles, specimen data, correspondence, feather references, and other ephemera related to Schultz's work on the Glaucous-winged Gull.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 2 accessions.

Accession No. 5075-001, Zella M. Schultz papers, circa 1950s?
Accession No. 5075-002, Zella M. Schultz papers, 1915-2008

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Accession No. 5075-001: Zella M. Schultz papers, circa 1950s?Return to Top

1 cubic foot (1 box)

Scope and Content: Sketches of birds, birding notebooks from trips in Washington State.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Thais Bock, 8/12/1997

Accession No. 5075-002: Zella M. Schultz papers, 1915-1982Return to Top

2.38 cubic feet; 3 boxes and one oversize folder

Scope and Content: Drafts, notes, photographs, diagrams, articles, specimen data, correspondence, feather references, and other ephemera related to Zella M. Schultz's work on the Glaucous-winged Gull.

Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.

Restrictions on Use: Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Jennie W. Sheldon on January 29, 2019. Dr. Francis Wood, friend and adviser, was given the papers upon Schultz's death. Dr. Wood's daughter - Jennie Sheldon - donated them after 40 years.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box/Folder	Accession
1/1	5075-002	Notebook with miscellaneous drawings and notes on birds	1958-1969
1/2	5075-002	Notebook with reference lists for bill patterns, primary color and pattern, and tail patterns	undated
1/3	5075-002	Notebook with records on plumage study of Glaucous-winged Gulls (Book III)	1960-1966
1/4	5075-002	Notebook with seagull notes and records, correspondence	1940-1954
1/5	5075-002	Notebook with notes on and photographs of captive birds	1949-1963
1/6	5075-002	Notebook with records on variation study of Glaucous-winged Gulls	1930-1960
1/7	5075-002	Notebook with miscellaneous records and drawings of birds	1949-1962
1/8	5075-002	Notebook on molt and plumage patterns	1957-1968
1/9	5075-002	Notebook on molt and plumage patterns	1957-1968
1/10	5075-002	Notebook on miscellaneous patterns in birds	undated
1/11	5075-002	Notebook with records of individual birds	undated
1/12	5075-002	Two undescribed photographs of birds	1957
1/13	5075-002	Miscellaneous bird records, notes, photographs	1958-1967
1/14	5075-002	Notebook with miscellaneous records, notes, drawings of birds	1948-1958
Box
3	5075-002	Feather references	undated
Box/Folder
1/15	5075-002	Miscellaneous letters and notes on bird banding	1961-1965
1/16	5075-002	Miscellaneous notes, correspondence, articles, Gull banding instructions, maps, certificates related to Francis Wood	1967-1982
1/17	5075-002	Gull banding reports and articles	1967-1974
1/18	5075-002	Miscellaneous articles, list of people articles were sent to, correspondence	1978-1979
1/19	5075-002	Miscellaneous articles, correspondence, notes, banding certificates, proposals, plans	1963-1980
1/20	5075-002	Miscellaneous articles, correspondence, plans, maps, Protection Island Beach Club agenda, environmental assessment related to Gull banding	1967-1981
2/1	5075-002	Miscellaneous articles, newsletters, publications	1958-1966
2/2	5075-002	Primary patterns and colors notes, drawings	undated
2/3	5075-002	Gull notes, diagrams, publication	undated
2/4	5075-002	Notes and drawings related to pterylosis and molt in Gulls	1958
2/5	5075-002	Notes related to plumage cycle of Gulls	undated
2/6	5075-002	Drafts on Gull molt	undated
2/7	5075-002	Handwritten draft on plumage cycle of Gulls	undated
2/8	5075-002	First rough draft of tables of contents and tables for unidentified manuscript on Gull pterylosis, molt, and plumage cycle	undated
2/9	5075-002	George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary brochure	undated
2/10	5075-002	"Growth in the Glaucous-winged Gull" articles	1951-1952
2/11	5075-002	Receipt of consignment of owl notes and song sparrow notes to Whatcom Museum shop	1971
2/12	5075-002	Notebook with notes and drafts on bird molts	undated
2/13	5075-002	Notebook with drafts on plumage cycle of Gulls, miscellaneous lists/table of contents(?)	undated
2/14	5075-002	Notebook with drafts on Gull molt	undated
2/15	5075-002	Notebook with notes tracking individual Gull molts	undated
2/16	5075-002	Notebook with observations of banded Gulls	1959
2/17	5075-002	Notebook with observations of plumage	1959-1960
2/18	5075-002	Notebook with plumage observations	1960
2/19	5075-002	Notebook with plumage observations	1960
2/20	5075-002	Notebook with plumage observations	1960-1961
2/21	5075-002	Notebook with plumage observations	1961-1962
2/22	5075-002	Notebook with plumage observations	1962-1963
2/23	5075-002	Notebook with plumage observations	1963
2/24	5075-002	Notebook with Glaucous-winged Gull specimen data	undated
2/25	5075-002	Notebook with Gull observations and data	1962-1963
2/26	5075-002	Notebook on bill patterns of individual Gulls	1959-1963
2/27	5075-002	Negatives of Gull drawings	undated
2/28	5075-002	Handwritten drafts, notes, analysis on Gulls	undated
2/29	5075-002	"The Annual Reproductive Cycle of the California Gull" publication by David Johnston with handwritten notes	1956
2/30	5075-002	Miscellaneous articles and publications on Gull banding and Gull chicks	1967-1969
2/31	5075-002	Miscellaneous observations, notes, drafts, data, articles on Gulls	1963-1965
2/32	5075-002	Notebook with drafts on gull plumage	undated
2/33	5075-002	Miscellaneous publications, notes, diagrams, reports, observations, data, graphs	1963-1974
2/34	5075-002	Miscellaneous drafts, notes, diagrams	undated
2/35	5075-002	Miscellaneous publications with handwritten notes	1915-1966
2/36	5075-002	Miscellaneous diagrams, observations, notes, data, drafts	1963-1966
2/37	5075-002	Band readings, data, observations, diagrams with notes for individual Gulls	1962-1972
2/38	5075-002	Band readings, data, observations, diagrams with notes for individual Gulls	1962-1973
2/39	5075-002	Notebook with specimen data of Gulls	undated
2/40	5075-002	Photographs of Gulls with notes on plumage and identification	1951-1952
2/41	5075-002	Photographs and diagrams of plumage	undated
2/42	5075-002	Miscellaneous notes and observations on plumage	1959
2/43	5075-002	Unidentified mountain photograph	undated
folder:oversize
Oversize Folder	5075-002	Miscellaneous oversized Gull drawings and diagrams	undated

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Subject Terms

Conservationists--Washington (State)--Archives
Glaucous-winged gull--History--Sources
Glaucous-winged gull--Research
Ornithologists--Washington (State)--Archives
Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Political activists--Washington (State)--Archives

Personal Names

Schultz, Zella M. (Zella McMannama), 1920-1974--Archives

Geographical Names

Protection Island (Wash.)--History--Sources
Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge (Wash.)--History--Sources

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