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George Bird Evans wrote two books to honor the conservationist and author Nash Buckingham by focusing on Buckingham's own material, including "The Best of Nash Buckingham" and "Dear John . . . Nash Buckingham's Letters to John Bailey". The collection has one copy of the manuscript of "The Best of Nash Buckingham" and two copies of the manuscript for 'Dear John. . . Nash Buckingham's Letters to John Bailey". Evans used, among other sources, the extensive correspondence of Nash Buckingham for both books. The letters are included in the collection. There is also correspondence with Buckingham's family and friends relating facts and anecdotes regarding Nash Buckingham; photographs of Nash Buckingham; and ephemera, including programs from the Hunting Hall of Fame ceremony honoring Nash Buckingham as a 1974 inductee.

This series includes ledgers compiled by the Evans to record sales of their books and audio tapes. There are also several royalty statements.

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This series includes a variety of material, including a 1988 pedigree chart for the Old Hemlock line of English Setters bred by Stephen Hitsman and George and Kay Evans; research notes compiled by George Bird Evans from his reading of books related to hunting; a greeting card to the Evans labeled by George and/or Kay "idea for opus 12 jacket"; and ephemera (three cards advertising publication of books by George Bird Evans).

This series includes audio tapes of "An Evening at Old Hemlock" (includes George and Kay Harris Evans reading selections from several books authored by George Bird Evans).

This series includes 3 DVDs by the Hemlock Foundation of hunting footage and other videos about George Bird Evans. Also present are 3 DVDs that include additional copies of digital files of scans of illustrations by Evans that appeared in "Cosmopolitan," "McCall's," and other magazines from Series 12. Magazine Articles [box 26].

This scrapbook documents the collaborative writing career of George and Kay Harris Evans under the pen name "Brandon Bird," which produced five mystery novels and a number of fiction pieces for magazines (includes clippings of articles regarding the Evans as a writing team and the awards they had won; book reviews of the Evans' five mystery novels by several publications, including the New York Times Book Review; press releases announcing the publication of a new novel and several 8x10 photographs of the Evans, their home and their dogs; also includes correspondence and clippings regarding the song "Dixie's Land" composed by George Bird Evans' great-grandmother's second husband, Daniel Decatur Emmett [the original manuscript of the song was in the possession of George and Kay Harris Evans at their home Old Hemlock; see Box 17, Folder 4 for manuscript of article by Evans regarding the Evans-Emmett connection]).

This series includes original copies of illustrations by George Bird Evans (includes 30 oversize pieces, most published in popular women's magazines [such as Cosmopolitan and McCall's] before and after World War II; one 8 1/2 x 12 inch watercolor illustration for book "Mission Murder" by Hugh Pentecost; and one 16 x 20 inch drawing of military equipment, drawn by Lieutenant J.G. Evans for the Navy during WWII).

This series includes seven photographs of George Bird Evans, Kay Harris Evans, their dogs, and members of the Evans family; it also includes two artworks by Evans depicting himself and his dogs.

This series includes an easel, two brushes, and hunting gear (hat, backpack, shell box, and shell holster).