James Dinsmore letter to Oscar Allert regarding mounted bird specimens, September 1, 1978
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Correspondence
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Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1978-09-01
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N/A
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Letter from James Dinsmore to Oscar Allert dated September 1, 1978. Dinsmore tells Allert, who had donated many bird specimens, about the bird mounts kept in the Iowa State University vertebrate museum.
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Dinsmore, James J.
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Ames
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Rare bird documentation form for Orchard Oriole at Lake Manawa in 1986
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1986-10-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Rare bird documentation form for a Orchard Oriole at Lake Manawa in Pottawattamie County, IA on October 19, 1986.
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Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren
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Orchard Oriole
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Lake Manawa State Park
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B.J. Rose letter to Doug Rose regarding Christmas Bird Count sightings, January 16, 1993
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Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1993-01-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from B. J. Rose to Doug Rose documenting birds seen during the Glenwood Christmas Bird Count on December 27, 1992. Rose gives details for the sighting of a Great-tailed Grackle, a Chipping Sparrow, and four Yellow-rumped Warblers.
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Rose, B.J.
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Yellow-rumped Warbler Chipping Sparrow Great-tailed Grackle
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Glenwood Bartlett Bartlett State Wildlife Management Area
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Field Sparrow, 12-27-96, Kelly J. McKay
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1996-12-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field report for Field Sparrows near Oakville in Louisa County, IA on December 27, 1996 by Kelly J. McKay during a Christmas Bird Count.
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McKay, Kelly
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Field Sparrow
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Oakville
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Field notes for Prairie Warbler in Iowa in unknown year
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report for a Prairie Warbler in Iowa from before May 5 to May 7 in an unknown year.
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Prairie Warbler
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Iowa
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Hermit Thrush, 12-19-98, Kelly J. McKay
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1998-12-19
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes describing the observation of a Hermit Thrush east of Cedar Rapids in Linn County, IA on December 19, 1998.
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McKay, Kelly
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Hermit Thrush
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Cedar Rapids
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Brief Documentation of unusual species
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Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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N/A
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Field notes by Dick Bierman describing the sighting of a Hermit Thrush, a Great White-fronted Goose, and a Yellow-rumped Warbler.
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Bierman, Dick
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Hermit Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Greater White-fronted Goose
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Spring Lake Park
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Martin Grant letter to Philip DuMont regarding identification key, May 17, 1937
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Correspondence Instructional materials
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching
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1937-05-17
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Martin Grant to Philip DuMont dated May 17, 1937. In this letter Grant asks DuMont to look over the key he is using to teach students to identify bird species in the lab. Included with this letter is an edited copy of "A Key to and synopsis of the orders and families of Iowa birds."
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Grant, Martin L.
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Record Book of the Iowa Ornithologists' Association
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings Societies--History, organization, etc
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1894-06-15
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1898-01-16
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Record book for the Iowa Ornithological Association. The book covers the period from the group's founding as the Iowa Ornithologist's Association on June 15, 1894 to January 16, 1898. The record book includes meeting minutes, copies of the organization's constitution, financial reports, officer and membership lists, and letters regarding the Iowa Ornithological Association.
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Iowa Ornithological Association
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Iowa City Iowa Mount Vernon Salem Manchester
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Iowa Ornithological Association Records | MS 581
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History and records of the Audubon Society of the State of Iowa
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Administrative records Articles of incorporation Bylaws (administrative records)
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Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1911-03-01
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1911-03-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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History and records of the Audubon Society of the State of Iowa, March 1911. Item contains administrative records including the organization's history, article of incorporation, by-laws, and the names of several officers.
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Audubon Society of the State of Iowa
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Iowa
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Iowa conservation, Volume 7, Number 2, April/June 1923
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Serials (publications)
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Congresses and conventions Ornithology--Societies, etc Wildlife conservation
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1923-04-01
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1923-06-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Issue number 2, volume 7 of Iowa conservation. This publication is the magazine of the Iowa Conservation Association. This item includes an article on the history of the founding of the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union, and the program for the 1923 American School of Wildlife Protection meeting.
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Iowa Conservation Association
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Passenger Pigeon
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Iowa
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Walter Rosene bird calendar, Boone County, 1918-1927
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Field notes
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Bird watching Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Falconiformes | Hawks, Eagles, Falcons, Osprey, and Vultures Ornithology--Methodology Scolopacidae | Sandpipers, Phalaropes, and allies Hirundinidae | Swallows Vireonidae | Vireos Parulidae | Warblers Troglodytidae | Wrens Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1918-01-01
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1927-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A ten year calendar of three hundred and eighty-one wild birds of Iowa annotated by Walter Rosene with sighting dates of species located in Boone County for the years 1918 through 1927. Also includes a record of two birds of North America not included in the Iowa list that were observed by Rosene. Bird observations from a trip to North Dakota in 1924 are included and noted with red ink.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Dunlin Common Pheasant
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Boone County North Dakota
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Photograph of faculty members from the American School of Wildlife Protection
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Photographs
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Ornithology--Study and teaching Wildlife conservationists
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1928-08-07
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1928-08-18
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Eleven faculty members from the American School of Wildlife Protection in McGregor posing outside, August 7-18, 1928. Photograph originally titled "Faculty of Wildlife School at McGregor, Iowa." Rosene provides details on back of photograph.
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McGregor
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Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Papers | MS 589
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Early Constitution of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Administrative records
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Ornithology--Methodology Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1928-01-01
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1928-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Early version of the Constitution of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union dated on 1928. The first article establishes the name of the association as the Iowa Ornithologists' Union.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Bulletin (Iowa Ornithologists Union), Number 1, February 1929
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Serials (publications)
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1929-02-01
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1929-02-28
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Issue number 1 of Iowa Ornithologists Union newsletter titled "The bulletin". Volume number is not available on the publication. The bulletin was published quarterly and title eventually changed to "Iowa bird life".
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Bulletin (Iowa Ornithologists Union), Volume 7, Number 2, April/June 1929
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Serials (publications)
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1929-04-01
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1929-06-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Issue number 2, volume 7 of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union newsletter titled "The Bulletin". Pre-convention edition is typed above the title. The bulletin was published quarterly and title eventually changed to "Iowa bird life".
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Bulletin (Iowa Ornithologists Union), Number 3, July/September 1929
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Serials (publications)
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1929-07-01
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1929-09-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Issue number 3 of the Iowa Ornithologists Union newsletter titled "The Bulletin". The volume is not available on the publication. The bulletin was published quarterly and title eventually changed to "Iowa bird life".
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Walter Rosene bird arrival notepad, 1914-1929
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Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Nests Icteridae | Blackbirds, Orioles, Meadowlarks, and allies Anseriformes | Ducks, Geese, and Swans Accipitridae | Hawks and Eagles Ornithology--Methodology Hirundinidae | Swallows Parulidae | Warblers Piciformes | Woodpeckers and allies Strigiformes | Owls Emberizidae | Sparrows
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1914-07-01
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1929-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A notepad that Walter Rosene used to record bird arrival dates from 1917-1929. Also included are miscellaneous notes on expenses, observations of nests and eggs, and several addresses of Rosene's colleagues.
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Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941
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Boone County
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Bulletin (Iowa Ornithologists Union), Volume 7, Number 4, October/December 1929
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Serials (publications)
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1929-10-01
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1929-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Issue number 4, volume 7 of the Iowa Ornithologists Union newsletter titled "The Bulletin". It was published quarterly and title eventually changed to "Iowa bird life".
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Bulletin (Iowa Ornithologists Union), Volume 7, Number 5, January/March 1930
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Serials (publications)
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1930-01-31
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1930-03-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Issue number 5, volume 7 of the Iowa Ornithologists Union newsletter titled "The Bulletin". It was published quarterly and title eventually changed to "Iowa bird life".
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Bulletin (Iowa Ornithologists Union), Volume 7, Number 6, April/June 1930
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Serials (publications)
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1930-04-01
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1930-06-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Issue number 6, volume 7 of the Iowa Ornithologists Union newsletter titled "The Bulletin". It was published quarterly and title eventually changed to "Iowa bird life".
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Bulletin (Iowa Ornithologists Union), Volume 7, Number 7, July/September 1930
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Serials (publications)
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1930-07-01
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1930-09-30
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Issue number 7, volume 7 of the Iowa Ornithologists Union newsletter titled "The bulletin". It was published quarterly and title eventually changed to "Iowa bird life".
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union letters to members regarding activities of the organization
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Correspondence
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Congresses and conventions Conservationists Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithologists
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1923-02-12
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1930-12-09
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Collection of letters dated from February 12, 1923 to December 9, 1930. These letters issued by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union cover the founding of the organization, its membership and activities. Includes a directory listing all but the last letter.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Bulletin (Iowa Ornithologists Union), Volume 7, Number 8, October/December 1930
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Serials (publications)
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1930-10-01
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1930-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Issue number 8, volume 7 of the Iowa Ornithologists Union newsletter titled "The bulletin". It was published quarterly and title eventually changed to "Iowa bird life".
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Birds of Polk County Iowa
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Reports Publications (documents)
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Bird surveys Ornithology--Bibliography Ornithology--Methodology
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1931-10-01
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1931-10-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Publication dated October 1931. This publication is a book written by Philip DuMont listing the 289 species of birds known to have occurred within Polk County with dates of migration. Published by the Des Moines Audubon Society.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Polk County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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