Download Roy Latham’s Transcribed Journals

You can download* the transcribed versions of Roy Latham’s original journals by clicking the link below.

The journals have been loosely transcribed into a Word document, allowing for easy text searches. During transcription, many obvious spelling and grammatical errors were corrected; however, some misspelled or illegible words remain unchanged or are marked with “???”. Please note that some genus and species names were difficult to decipher; in such cases, Latham’s original spelling was retained without verification. Additionally, scientific and common names may have changed over time.

This transcription is preliminary. If you discover any errors—especially in genus and species names—please let us know by emailing latham_corrections@ohsny.org .

If you wish to compare the transcriptions (including text or charts) to the original journal entries, please contact the archivist at ohsarchives@optonline.net .

In the future, updated versions of the journals as well as additional materials, including Latham’s notes, correspondence, and photographs, will be made available.

If you quote or reference any part of the journals, please credit: Courtesy of Oysterponds Historical Society – Roy Latham’s Journals.

Click here to access the Journals.

Acknowledgements – The following people and organizations have been critical in bringing these journals to the public: Diana Latham, Oysterponds Historical Society staff, The Robins Island Foundation, Sarah Leety-Stevens, Nancy Hungerford, Luiba Kalynchuk, Kate Criss, Daniel Ferro.

* Note that the document is huge (i.e. 2,645 pages); please be patient when downloading.