Philip DuMont letter to James Peters regarding Savannah Sparrow specimens, May 16, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1934-05-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to James Peters dated May 16, 1934. DuMont sends more Savannah Sparrow specimens to Peters for review, and discusses some birds he has recently sighted in Iowa. This document is in response to a letter from Peters: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3553/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Marbled Godwit Grasshopper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Hudsonian Godwit Red-necked Phalarope Dark-eyed Junco Common Starling
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Philip DuMont letter to James Peters regarding Sparrow specimens, October 1, 1934
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Correspondence
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Bird watching--Guidebooks Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1934-10-01
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Philip DuMont to James Peters dated October 1, 1934. DuMont asks Peters if he has finished reviewing the Sparrow specimens yet, and asks for the specimens back since he is preparing to publish the 2nd edition of the "Revised list of the birds of Iowa". This document is answered by a letter from Peters: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3556/view
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Grasshopper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow
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Iowa
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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James Peters letter to Philip DuMont regarding Sparrow specimens, October 8, 1934
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Correspondence
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Classification Zoological specimens
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1934-10-08
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from James Peters to Philip DuMont dated October 8, 1934. Peters tells DuMont that the Sparrow specimens will be returned to him in a few days and that they will all be identified with labels. This document is in response to a letter from DuMont: https://avian.lib.iastate.edu/documents/3555/view
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Peters, James Lee, 1889-1952
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Grasshopper Sparrow Savannah Sparrow
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Iowa Herschel Island
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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5
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19
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Specimens of Savannah Sparrow
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Research notes
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Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Collection and preservation
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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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Undated list of specimens. A list of Savannah Sparrow specimens, annotated with location and date of when it was collected.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Savannah Sparrow
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Iowa Herschel Island Lake Athabasca Grand Rapids Provo Wood River California Stump Lake
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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5
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19
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Specimens of Grasshopper Sparrow
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Research notes
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Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Collection and preservation
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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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Undated list of specimens. A list of Grasshopper Sparrow specimens, annotated with location and date of when it was collected.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Grasshopper Sparrow
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Johnson County Polk County Winnebago County
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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5
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Savannah Sparrows sent to J. Grinnell
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Research notes
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Ornithology--Study and teaching Birds--Collection and preservation
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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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Undated list of specimens. A list of Savannah Sparrow specimens sent to Joseph Grinnell in 1933 for identification, annotated with location and date of when it was collected, and the name of the collector.
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DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
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Savannah Sparrow
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Iowa Herschel Island Lake Athabasca Grand Rapids Provo Wood River California Stump Lake
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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Neil Bernstein letter to James J. Dinsmore regarding fall bird sightings, August 11, 1987
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Correspondence Field notes
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Bird watching Birds--Counting Ornithology--Study and teaching
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1987-08-11
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Neil Bernstein to James J. Dinsmore regarding fall bird sightings, August 11, 1987. This item was used as supporting documentation for the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Quarterly field report of summer 1987.
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Bernstein, Neil
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Ring-necked Duck Cattle Egret Lincoln's Sparrow
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Dan Green Slough Wildlife Management Area Spring Run Complex Wildlife Management Area
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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2
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Thomas Stephens letter to Philip DuMont regarding preparing an article for publication, October 16, 1931
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Correspondence
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Bird watching Ornithology--Study and teaching Copy editing
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1931-10-16
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Letter from Thomas Stephens to Philip DuMont dated October 16, 1931. In this letter Stephens discusses some editorial changes he made to an article DuMont had submitted for publication, reports sighting an American Egret at Browns Lake, and gives DuMont some advice on pursuing his education.
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Stephens, Thomas Calderwood, 1876-1948
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Great Egret
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Browns Lake Des Moines
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Philip A. Dumont Papers | MS 153
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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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31
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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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9
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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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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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51
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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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77
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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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78
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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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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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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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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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