The History Center in Tompkins County

Photographs of birds taken and compiled by Arthur Lane and his wife Edna Lane. Also some publications including an obituary of Edna Lane. Some photos are marked as being taken by or showing Arthur Allen. A focus of the work is chickadees. Photographs most likely taken near Sapsucker Woods, Ithaca, New York.

Collection contains Edna Michael's 1992 program from the 124th anniversary celebration of Sorosis; special Newsday reproduction of The Brooklyn Daily Eagle - December 30, 1900 (contains a prospective set of essays by prominent women in 1900 about the women of the coming 20th century); The Courier-Journal - May 24, 1896 (contains image/bio of Fannie I. Helmuth and background on Sorosis). Also includes historian's reports from 1990-1992, 2003 and 2005.