Click here for information on this image
DVOC Main Page
> History
Contact Information
HISTORY OF THE DVOC
On This Page .......
The Delaware Valley Ornithological Club (DVOC) was founded on February 3, 1890 in Philadelphia at William L. Bailys family home at 1624 Arch Street. This was not far from DVOC's home since 1891, the Academy of Natural Sciences at Nineteenth and the Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Origins and Founders by Edward Fingerhood (as published in Cassinia No. 66 1994-1995)
The Delaware Valley Ornithological Club (DVOC) is one of the
oldest bird clubs. In April 2004, the West Midland Bird Club generated a chronology
of bird club founding dates. This list can be found at
http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com/club/older.htm
D.V.O.C Day at Catoxen - May 30, 1900
Several pictures from "D.V.O.C. Day at Catoxen"
are included in the booklet entitled "The D.V.O.C. Twenty Year Souvenir"
issued at the Twentieth Anniversary Meeting of the D.V.O.C., Philadelphia, January
6, 1910.
Click here to see these pictures.
An Ornithological Marathon - February 22.1909
Several pictures from "An Ornithological Marathon"
are included in the booklet entitled "The D.V.O.C. Twenty Year Souvenir"
issued at the Twentieth Anniversary Meeting of the D.V.O.C., Philadelphia, January
6, 1910.
Click here to see these pictures.
Images of Founders / Early Members 1890-1910
Pictures of various members from the early years are included
in the booklet entitled "The D.V.O.C. Twenty Year Souvenir" issued
at the Twentieth Anniversary Meeting of the D.V.O.C., Philadelphia, January
6, 1910.
Click here to see these pictures.
A History of the Delaware Ornithological Club, The First One Hundred Years by Phillips M. Street (as published in Cassinia No. 63 1988-1989 Centennial Edition)
The DVOC in Alaska by John LaVia - June-July 1974
This picture is included in the booklet entitled "The D.V.O.C. Twenty Year Souvenir" issued at the Twentieth Anniversary Meeting of the D.V.O.C., Philadelphia, January 6, 1910

Members of the DVOC Annual Meeting 1948
This photograph appeared in Volume #37 of the Cassinia

Members of the DVOC November 4, 1982
This photograph, taken by Alan Brady, appeared in Volume #60 of the Cassinia

Members of the DVOC January 4, 1990, the 100th Annual Meeting
This photograph, taken by Bill Hoehne and Al Kronschnabel, appeared in Volume #63 of the Cassinia

1890William L. Baily
1891-1892 Witmer Stone 1893-1894 George S. Morris 1895-1896 William E. Hughes 1897-1898 I. Norris DeHaven 1899-1900 Charles J. Rhoads 1901-1903 Charles J. Pennock 1904-1906 Spenser Trotter 1907-1909 William A. Shryock 1910-1912 Samuel N. Rhoads 1913-1915 Stewardson Brown 1916-1918 Henry W Fowler 1919-1921J. Fletcher Street
1922-1924James A.G. Rehn
1925-1927 George H. Stuart 3rd 1928-1929 Samuel C. Palmer 1930-1932 John D. Carter 1933-1935 Julian K. Potter 1936-1938 Arthur C. Emlen 1939-1941 Wharton Huber 1942-1943 John A. Gillespie 1944-1946 Norman J. McDonald 1947-1949 Edward S. Weyl 1950-1951 Robert L. Haines 1952-1953 Joseph M. Cadbury 1954-1955 Phillips B. Street 1956-1957 Philip A. Livingston 1958-1959 Ernest A. Choate 1960-1961 John F. Mcllvain 1962-1963 Robert H. Sehl 1964-1965 1966-1967 George B. Reynard 1968-1969 Lester S. Thomas 1970-1971 Joseph A. Jacobs 1972-1973 William R. Middleton 1974-1975 Stephen R. Wing 1976-1977 Stephen T. Harty 1978-1979 Charles A. Wonderly 1980-1981 James K. Meritt 1982-1983 Harry W. Todd 1984-1985 Harry Franzen 1986-1987 John T. LaVia 1988-1989 1990-1991 Brian Moscatello 1992-1993 John J. Harding 1994-1995 1996-1997 Sandra L. Sherman 1998-1999 2000-2001 2002-2003 2004-2005 2006-2007
Anniversary Dinners Have been held in 1915, 1930, 1940, 1965, and 1990. Click Here for further information.
DVOC Main Page > History