Papers MA 005 - Bert Popowski Papers

6.53 linear feet (8 document cases, 2 oversize boxes) photographs, phonograph record

This collection documents the career and work of Bert Popowski as an author, hunter, and photographer, highlighting his contributions to the fields of hunting, wildlife, and conservation. The materials span from 1935 to 1978, with a significant portion consisting of articles authored by Popowski on topics ranging from big game and varmint hunting to conservation and safety. The research material series is the largest, containing published articles in various hunting and wildlife publications, including an autographed copy of The Outdoorsman (June 1947) featuring his article Off-Season Duck Hunting.

The collection includes a wide range of manuscripts accompanied by correspondence with publishers, records of submissions, publication status, and payments received. Manuscripts cover diverse subjects such as hunting techniques, firearms, wildlife, and conservation. Materials also relate to Popowsk's books, including illustrations by Gordon Elliott for Crow Shooting (29 ink drawings) and photograph proofs for Hunting Pronghorn Antelope (37 pages). Additional artwork features a mat board drawing of a fireplace, believed to depict Popowsk's cabin, created by C. Greenidge.

General materials include correspondence from 1942 to 1956, as well as photographs, illustrations, and a phonograph record titled Crow Calling, which features Popowski demonstrating crow calls. The photographs include black-and-white images of wildlife and hunting, negatives, and a set of 22 matted and signed photographs that won first prize at the Iowa State Fair.

Another unique feature of the collection is Popowsk's contributions to the Japanese magazine Modern Hunting (1968-1970), which includes translated articles and writings on hunting techniques. The phonograph record and international publications further illustrate Popowsk's expertise and contributions to hunting practices.

The collection provides a comprehensive record of Popowsk's career, offering insight into mid-twentieth-century hunting culture, techniques, and the conservation movement through his writings, photographs, illustrations, and artistic collaborations.

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Calling All Game, Harrisburg, Pa., Stackpole Co., 1952. Call number: SD Collection: SK33.P6ca

Calling All Varmints, Harrisburg, Pa., Stackpole Co., 1952. Call number: SD Collection: SK33.P6c

Crow Shooting, New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1946. Call number: SD Collection: SK325.C7 P6

Hunting Pronghorn Antelope, Harrisburg, Pa., Stackpole Co., 1959. Call number: SD Collection: SK305.A6 P6h

Hunting Small Game, New York: Macmillian Co., 1948. Call number: SD Collection: SK36.P63

Manual dil Cazador de Alimanas y Grajos (The varmint and crow hunter's bible. Spanish), Barcelona: Editorial Sintes, 1964, c 1962. Call number: SD Collection: SK33.P58718

Olt's Hunting Handbook, Omaha? c1948. Call number: SD Collection: SK313.P6

South Dakota Brags, Custer, S.D.: The Author, 1953. Call number: SD Collection: F651.5.P6

The Hunter's Book of the Pronghorn Antelope, Tulsa, Okla., Winchester Press, c1982. Call number: SD Collection: SK305.P76 P66 1982

The Redbook of Big Game Hunting, Skokie, Ill., Publishers Development Corp., 1961. Call number: SD Collection: SK33.P588

The Varmint and Crow Hunter's Bible, Garden City, N. Y., Doubleday, 1962. Call number: SD Collection: SK33.P587
Varmint Hunting, Paterson, N. J., Athletic Activities Pub. Co., 1971. Call number: SD Collection: SK336.P66

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