[ Autographs ] Robert Stroud 1890-1963 "The Bird Man of Alcatraz", imprisoned for the murder of a man in Juneau and a prison guard, Stroud made his life's work while incarcerated the befriending and study of birds and became a widely-respected ornithologist in the process. A.L.S. 2pp. 4to., Alcatraz Prison, July 19, 1957, to a friend, friendly content about the weather, the birthdays of friends, and adding: '...I do nothing but read and study, working on Cicero [abird?] every morning..." Signed twice, at start and conclusion.