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BibliographyHint! To get started on library research about Bentley, try searching under the Library of Congress Subject Headings listed under the following headings: Snowflakes -- Pictorial works. Bentley, W. A. (1903). Studies among the snow crystals during the winter of 1901-2 with additional data collected during previous winters and twenty-two half-tone plates: Reprinted from the Annual Summary of the Monthly Weather Review for 1902. Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office. 31 p., 22 p. of plates: ill. Bentley, W. A. (1908). Studies of frost and ice crystals: Reprinted from The Monthly Weather Review for August, September, October, November, and December, 1907. Washington, D. C.: Government Printing Office. (GovDoc No. A 29.6/a/2:F 93). 22 p. 31 plates. Bentley, W. A. (1936). Snow. Encyclopaedia Britannica: Vol. 20 (14th ed., pp. 854-856). Bentley, W. A. & Humphreys,
W. J. (1962). Snow crystals. New York: Dover. (Unabridged and unaltered republication of the work first
published in 1931). 226 p. (chiefly illus.) port. Bentley, W. A. (2000). Snowflakes
in photographs. Mineola, NY: Dover. Library of Congress subject headings: Buffalo Society
of Natural Sciences & Bentley, W. A. (1980). Notebooks 1885-1930
by Wilson A. Bentley. Unpublished manuscript photocopied from the typed
transcriptions
in the Research Library of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences;
Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo, NY.
Bentley, W. A. (1900). A study of snow crystals. Popular Science (formerly Boston Journal of Chemistry), 34, 52-53. Bentley, W. A. (1901, December–1902, May). The story of the snow crystals. Harper's Magazine, 104, 111. Bentley, W. A. (1901). Twenty years’ study of snow crystals. Monthly Weather Review, 29(5), 212-214. Bentley, W. A. (1902). Studies among the snow crystals during the winter of 1901-2, with additional data collected during previous winters. Monthly Weather Review, 30(13), 607-616. Bentley, W. A. (1906). Snow rollers. Monthly Weather Review, 34(7), 325-326. Bentley, W. A. (1907, August -December). Studies of frost and ice crystals. Monthly Weather Review, 35(8-12), 348-352, 397-403, 439-444, 512-516, 584-585. Bentley, W. A. (1910). Marvel of the snow gems. Tech World Magazine, 13, 24-27. Bentley, W. A. (1918). Photomicrographs of snow crystals, and methods of reproduction. Monthly Weather Review, 46, 359-360. 2 plates. Bentley, W. A. (1922). Photographing snowflakes. Popular Mechanics Magazine, 37, 309-312. Bentley, W. A. (1922). Photographing snow crystals. American Photography, 16, 10. Bentley, W. A. (1923). The magic beauty of snow and dew. National Geographic Magazine, 43, 103-112. Bentley, W. A. (1924). Forty years study of snow crystals. Monthly Weather Review 52(11), 530-532. Bentley, W. A. (1927). Some recent treasures of the snow. Monthly Weather Review, 55(8), 358-359. Bentley, W. A. (1929). Snowflakes, nature’s wonder gems. Buffalo Museum of Science’s Hobbies, 9(5), 147. Bentley, W. A. (1931). Conical snow. Monthly Weather Review, 59(10), 388. Bentley, W. A. (1931, April
10). The 1931 snowflake crop: A poor season, Bentley says. he got less
than 50 new snowflakes to bring his total to 5,381. The Burlington
Free Press.
Library of Congress subject headings: American Association of Physics
Teachers & Bentley, W. A. (1970?). Bentley’s snowflakes and
ice crystals [Projected image; 2 x 2 in. slides]. Stony Brook, NY:
American Association of Physics Teachers. 16 b&w slides + guide. Library of Congress subject headings: Blanchard, D. (1998). The
snowflake man: A biography of Wilson A. Bentley. Blacksburg, VA: McDonald & Woodward.
237 p.: ill. Noble, M. (2001). Snowflake
designs. Dover Pictorial Archive Series. Prior, D. (1984). Wilson A.
Bentley, 1865-1931: photographer of snow crystals. History of Photography
Monograph Series, (No. 10). Tempe, AZ: School of Art, Arizona State
University. 16 p.: ill. Wilson Alwyn Bentley. (1933). The National Cyclopedia of American Biography, 23 (pp. 172-173). Wilson Alwyn Bentley. (1944).
Dictionary of American Biography, 21, Sup. 1, (pp. 71-72).
Bigelow, E. F. (1900, February). The snow crystals. St. Nicholas, 27, 357-358. Snow crystals. (1904). National Geographic Magazine, 15, 30-37. Something for our junior members to do in February: look at snowflakes under a microscope. (1915, February). Home Progress, 4, 869-872. Gem hunting among the snowflakes. (March 1917). Boy's Life, p.19. Snowflakes under the microscope. (1920, February). Country Life, 37, 60. Steep, T. (1920, September 26). Scientist devotes thirty-five years to study of snowflakes. New York Tribune, Sec. VII, page 5. Makes artcraft designs from microscopic crystals. (1920 October 24). The Boston Herald, p. 6. Powers, J. H. (1921, January 2). Fame comes to Snowflake Bentley after 35 patient years. The Boston Sunday Globe, page 2. Bache, R. (1922, February 26). The jewels that fall from the skies. Philadelphia Public Ledger. Mullet, M. B. (1925, February). The snowflake man. The American Magazine, 99, 28-31, 173-175. Snowflake hides beauty secret from her most persistent suitor. (1926, April 4). Philadelphia Public Ledger and North American. Marvelous crystal structures from cloudland. (1926). Scientific American, 135, 411. Every snowball an art gallery. (1929, March). Popular Science Monthly. Reeds, C. A. (1929). When winter comes. Natural History, 29, 17-32. Lyon, C. L. (1930). Snowflakes.
Nature Magazine, 15, 19-21, 57.
W. A. Bentley is dead at Jericho home. (1931, December 24). The Burlington Free Press and Times. The shapes of snow crystals are determined by the height from which they fall, and in 40 years of photographing the microscopic jewels a Vermont scientist has found no twins. (1932, January 10). The Springfield Sunday Union and Republican. Humphreys, W. J. (1932, April 8). Wilson Alwyn Bentley [Obituary]. Science, 75.
Speaking of pictures...these are snow jewels. (1942, February 2). Life, p. 6-7, 9. Cummings, C. E. (1947). Wilson Alwyn Bentley snowflake plates acquired. Buffalo Museum of Science’s Hobbies, 28(2). Garboden, Cliff. (1990, December 23). Snowflake Bentley. The Boston Globe Magazine, p.9. Blanchard, D. C. (1970). Wilson Bentley, the snowflake man. Weatherwise, 23, 260-269. Blanchard, D. C. (1973, May). Wilson Bentley, pioneer in snowflake photomicrography. Photographic Applications in Science, Technology and Medicine, 8(3), 26-28, 39-41. Wilson Alwyn Bentley, snowflake photographer: 1865-1931. (1981, November-December). Harvard Magazine. Markle, S. (1987). Snowflake science. Instructor, 97(4), 61. Rennicke, J. (1990). Jewels from the sky. Backpacker, 18(7), 32. Blanchard, D. C. (1996, February). Snowflake, we hardly knew ye. Yankee Magazine, 60(2), 11. Blanchard, D. C. (1998). The snowflake man. Weatherwise, 51(1), 32. Stoddard, G. (1998). A passion for snowflakes. Children’s Digest, 49(8), 28. Meet Mr. Snowflake. (2002, December). Kids Discover, 12(12), 10. Messina, C. (2003). Farmer
Bentley’s amazing discovery. Fun For Kidz, 2, 24. Library of Congress subject headings: Fritts, M. & Jacobsen, L. (2002). My brother loved snowflakes: The story of Wilson A. Bentley, the snowflake man (1st ed.). Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press. (unpaged): ill. Martin, J. & Azarian, M. (Illustrator). (1998). Snowflake Bentley. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. (unpaged): col. ill. Stoddard, G. (1979). Snowflake
Bentley : Man of science, man of God. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing
House. 128 p.: ill.
Library of Congress subject headings: Martin, J. & Azarian,
M., Kerruish, S. (Produced & Directed), Gagne, P., Reilly, M.,
Connelley, S. (2003). Snowflake Bentley [Video recording; VHS tape].
Westport, CT: Weston Woods. Library of Congress subject headings: Martin, J. & Azarian,
M., Astin, S. (Narrator), Reading, D. (Composer). (2003). Snowflake
Bentley [Sound recording; CD]. New York: Scholastic.
Jericho Historical Society
(1999). Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley Digital Archives Volume
1: The man & his images (Final version) [Computer optical discs;
CD for computer]. Jericho, VT: Peter Wolf Photo-Graphics/ Wolf Multimedia.
4 ¾ in CD: sd., b&w, col. |
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