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'''Charles Almanzo Babcock''' (born 1849, date of death unknown) was a late-nineteenth-century superintendent of schools in [[Oil City, Pennsylvania]]. He is credited with launching [[Bird Day]], a day to celebrate birds in [[United States|American]] schools, on [[May 4]]: the first Bird Day was celebrated in Oil City schools in 1894, and by 1901 the practice was well-established.
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'''Charles Almanzo Babcock''' (1847–1922<ref>{{cite web|title=Charles A Babcock (1847-1922)|url=https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=80370371|website=Find A Grave|accessdate=22 September 2017}}</ref>) was a late-nineteenth-century superintendent of schools in [[Oil City, Pennsylvania]].<ref>Doughty, Robin W. (1983) ''Wildlife and Man in Texas'' Texas A & M University Press, College Station, [https://books.google.com/books?id=EWy3BFqBSbwC&pg=PA174 p. 174] {{ISBN|0-89096-154-9}}</ref><ref name="Armitage">[http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/eh/12.3/armitage.html Armitage, Kevin C. (2007) "Bird Day for Kids: Progressive Conservation in Theory and Practice" ''Environmental History'' 12(3): pp. 528–551]</ref> He is credited<ref name="Armitage"/> with launching [[Bird Day]], a day to celebrate birds in [[United States|American]] schools, on May 4. The first Bird Day was celebrated in Oil City schools in 1894,<ref>[http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/progress/birdday_1 "The First Bird Day: May 4, 1894" America's Story from America's Libraries] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130153537/http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/progress/birdday_1 |date=January 30, 2009 }}</ref> and by 1901 the practice was well established.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1901/04/21/archives/bird-day-for-children-eight-states-have-one-and-new-york-educators.html "Bird Day for Children: Eight States Have One and New York Educators Want It" ''New York Times'' 21 April 1901]</ref> His wife was the author [[Emma Whitcomb Babcock]].


==Works==
==Works==
*[[:s:en:Bird-Lore/Volume 01/No. 2/Suggestions for Bird-Day Programs|Suggestions for Bird-Day Programs]] in ''[[Audubon (magazine)|Bird-Lore]]'', [[:s:en:Bird-Lore/Volume 01|Vol. I]], (1899)
*''Bird Day: How to prepare for it'' (1901)
*{{Gutenberg | no=21266 | name=Bird Day; How to prepare for it }}, (1901)

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== External links ==
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* {{Gutenberg author |id=9811| name=Charles Almanzo Babcock}}
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Charles Almanzo Babcock}}
* [[:s:en:Author:Charles Almanzo Babcock|C. A. Babcock]] at Wikisource.


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Latest revision as of 01:22, 26 November 2023

Charles Almanzo Babcock
Born1847 (1847)
Died1922 (aged 74–75)
Occupation(s)educator, superintendent of schools in Oil City, Pennsylvania
Known forfounder of Bird Day
SpouseEmma Whitcomb Babcock

Charles Almanzo Babcock (1847–1922[1]) was a late-nineteenth-century superintendent of schools in Oil City, Pennsylvania.[2][3] He is credited[3] with launching Bird Day, a day to celebrate birds in American schools, on May 4. The first Bird Day was celebrated in Oil City schools in 1894,[4] and by 1901 the practice was well established.[5] His wife was the author Emma Whitcomb Babcock.

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  1. ^ "Charles A Babcock (1847-1922)". Find A Grave. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. ^ Doughty, Robin W. (1983) Wildlife and Man in Texas Texas A & M University Press, College Station, p. 174 ISBN 0-89096-154-9
  3. ^ a b Armitage, Kevin C. (2007) "Bird Day for Kids: Progressive Conservation in Theory and Practice" Environmental History 12(3): pp. 528–551
  4. ^ "The First Bird Day: May 4, 1894" America's Story from America's Libraries Archived January 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Bird Day for Children: Eight States Have One and New York Educators Want It" New York Times 21 April 1901
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