Meeting minutes from the Ottumwa Bird Club, April 5, 1945
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Administrative records
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Congresses and conventions Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings
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1945-04-05
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Ottumwa Bird Club meeting minutes, April 5, 1945. The minutes discuss the upcoming Iowa Ornithologists' Union's Convention to be held in Ottumwa. They also mention a presentation on the identification of spring birds by Charles C. Ayres.
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Ottumwa Bird Club
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Ottumwa
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The Ottumwa Bird Club
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Administrative records
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Bird watchers Bird watching Birds--Nests Ornithology--Societies, etc Women conservationists
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1944-01-01
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1944-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Report on the first year of the Ottumwa Bird Club, including a history of it's founding, summaries of the group's activities, and a list of birds reported by members that year.
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Ottumwa Bird Club
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Bald Eagle American White Pelican Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Kentucky Warbler Mourning Dove Cliff Swallow
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Lake Wapello Ottumwa Cliffland River Access
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Ottumwa Bird Club membership list and meeting minutes, January 6, 1944
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Administrative records
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Birds--Counting Tyrannidae | Flycatchers Ornithology--Societies, etc Hirundinidae | Swallows Meetings
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1943-01-01
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1944-01-06
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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List of members of the Ottumwa Bird Club, dated 1943, and minutes from the meeting of the group, January 6, 1944. The minutes report a talk given by Wilbur Dole, the results of a local bird count, and the names of recently elected committee officers.
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Walker, Leota Ottumwa Bird Club
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Lake Wapello Ottumwa
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Ottumwa Bird Club constitution
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Administrative records Bylaws (administrative records)
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Ornithology--Societies, etc
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1942-01-01
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1946-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The Constitution of the Ottumwa Bird Club, circa 1944, stating the objective of the organization, and including by-laws and basic administrative information for the Club.
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Ottumwa Bird Club
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Ottumwa
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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A planning guide for meetings of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Administrative records
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Congresses and conventions Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings
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1984-05-02
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A guide prepared by Carl J. Bendorf. This was intended for local chapters to be used in planning to host annual meetings of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Item includes recommendations for all parts of the process.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Bendorf, Carl J.
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Iowa
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Alphabetical list of species, records committee files through 1999
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Administrative records
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Birds--Identification Birds--Research Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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2000-11-26
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Alphabetical list of peer reviewed accepted rare bird species observed in Iowa through 1999.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union records committee, records reviewed 1980-1999 by species
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Administrative records
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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2000-11-27
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The document lists rare bird sightings reviewed between 1980-1999. It includes the dates and locations of sightings with observer names and the results of the review process.
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Kent, Thomas H. (Thomas Hugh), 1934- Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting of Long-billed Curlew at Riverton Area, 1989
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Bird watching Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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1989-04-11
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1993-08-05
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Rare birds documentation form
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Records Committee review of a Long-billed Curelew at Riverton Area in Fremont County, IA on April 11, 1989. Includes a record review document with votes, an article in Iowa Bird Life, and a documentation form submitted to the committee.
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Priebe, Carl
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Long-billed Curlew
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Riverton Wildlife Management Area
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Riverton Area Fremont County, IA
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Shallow water area 3-4" of about 1-2 acres surrounded by mudflats
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The documentation form by Carl Priebe is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. | Elimination of similar species: Whimbrel - The curlew was larger than the Marbled Godwit, Whimbrels would be about the same size or slightly smaller. Marbled Godwit - This bird has an upturned bill Hudsonian Godwit - This bird has an upturned bill No other bird has a bill comparable to the length and downward curve of the Long-billed Curlew | The original documentation form event lasted from 15:45:00/16:15:00.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union | MS 166
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Roseate Spoonbill at Union Slough National Wildlife Slough in 1960
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1960-08-16
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1993-08-16
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Roseate Spoonbill at Union Slough National Wildlife Slough in Kossuth County, IA on August 16, 1960. Includes a record review document with votes, letters from Thomas Kent to Harold Burgess, two letters from Harold Burgess to Thomas Kent, a letter from John Guthrie to Harold Burgess, a memo from Roswell D. Van Duesen to Harold Burgess, and the original sighting record found in the publication Roseate Spoonbill Observed at Union Slough by Harold Burgess in Iowa Bird Life 30(3):67-68. Roseate Spoonbill seen by Harold Burgess, Roswell D. Van Deusen, and Charles Van Kirk.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Roseate Spoonbill
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Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for American Swallow-tailed Kite at Creston in 1872
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Administrative records Correspondence Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds Birds--Collection and preservation Zoological specimens
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1988-03-22
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1997-10-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for an American Swallow-tailed Kite at Creston in Union County, IA on August 25, 1872. Includes a record review document with votes, a letter from Mark Robbins to James Dinsmore, a letter from Thomas Kent to the Curator of Birds at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, and a letter from Raymond A. Paynter, Jr. to Thomas H. Kent.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Swallow-tailed Kite
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Creston
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Maxfield Township in Bremer County in 1966
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Tables (documents)
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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1967-03-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Ferruginous Hawk at Maxfield Township in Bremer County, IA on December 26, 1966. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Christmas Bird Count in Iowa Bird Life 37:9 seen by Myrle M. Burk, Antoinette Camarata, Harriett Fairbanks, Ruth Halliday, Russell Hays, Charles Moon, John Osness, and Nick Osness, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Maxfield Township
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Shenandoah in 1970
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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1971-03-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Ferruginous Hawk at Shenandoah in Page County, IA on December 26, 1970. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Christmas count in Iowa Bird Life 41:3-15 by John Faaborg seen by Betty Walters, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Shenandoah
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Ames in 1972
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1972-12-17
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Ferruginous Hawk at Ames in Story County, IA on December 17, 1972. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Christmas bird census in Iowa Bird Life 43:3-11 by J.P. Rod seen by Dr. Barnett C. Cook, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Ames
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Bremer County in 1974
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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1975-03-01
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Ferruginous Hawk at Bremer County in December 28, 1974. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Christmas bird census in Iowa Bird Life 45:3-11 by R.D. Crawford, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Bremer County
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Ferruginous Hawk at Lucas County in 1977
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes Surveys (documents)
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Birds--Counting Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Ornithology--Technique Rare birds
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1976-12-02
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1994-02-03
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for two Ferruginous Hawks at Lucas County, IA during the Winter of 1977. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication Winter Raptor Survey - 1977 by Dean Roosa and Paul Bartelt, and referenced by another publication.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Ferruginous Hawk
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Lucas County
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Purple Gallinule at Charles City in 1915
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Field notes
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Birds--Identification Ornithology--Societies, etc Rare birds
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1916-12-01
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1994-02-04
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Records Committee review for a Purple Gallinule at Charles City in Floyd County, IA on September 9, 1915. Includes a record review document with votes, the original sighting record found in the publication A preliminary list of the birds of Floyd County Iowa in Wilson Bulletin 28:130-138 by C.L. Fenton seen by Mary A. Dalton and Sydney Wetherbee, and referenced by two other publications.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union Records Committee
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Purple Gallinule
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Charles City
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Present Articles of Incorporation of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Administrative records Articles of incorporation
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Articles of incorporation
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1972-01-01
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1972-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Articles of incorporation of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union containing twelve articles with administrative information for the Union. The articles reflect items as published in Iowa Bird Life (v. 23, pages 49-40, 1953) and amendments to the articles that were enacted and filed in 1972.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Administrative records Articles of incorporation
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Articles of incorporation
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Includes six restated articles of incorporation that reflect the nonprofit status of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. James Dinsmore is noted as the Vice-President and Ann Barker is noted as the secretary of the organization.
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Iowa Ornithologists' Union
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Iowa
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Constitution of the Ames Audubon Society
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Administrative records
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Societies--History, organization, etc
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1970-05-22
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The constitution of the Ames Audubon Society, including 13 articles with administrative information for the society. The constitution with the final amendments and additions passed on May 22, 1970.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Constitution of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society
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Administrative records Bylaws (administrative records)
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Societies--History, organization, etc
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1982-12-14
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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The constitution of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society stating the objectives of the organization as well as the by-laws and basic administrative information for the society. The constitution was passed on December 14, 1982.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Ames
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Draft Constitution and board member list of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society
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Administrative records Bylaws (administrative records)
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Societies--History, organization, etc
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1987-01-20
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N/A
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Draft constitution for the Big Bluestem Audubon Society, stating the objectives of the organization as well as the by-laws and basic administrative information for the society, January 20, 1987. Also includes a list of the Big Bluestem Audubon Society board members.
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society (Ames, Iowa)
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Ames
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General Information Concerning the Ames Audubon Society
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Administrative records
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Societies--History, organization, etc
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1968-01-01
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1968-12-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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A summary of information about the Ames Audubon Society which was organized in April, 1968. Included are details about the society's objectives, activities, the cost and benefits of membership, meetings, the 1968 officers and directors, and an application of membership.
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Ames Audubon Society
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Ames
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Big Bluestem Audubon Society | MS 592
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Fairfield Bird Club meeting minutes, 1943-1952
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Administrative records
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings
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1943-04-01
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1952-11-20
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Handwritten minutes for the Fairfield Bird Club covering the years 1943-1952. The minutes were recorded by the person who held the office of secretary for the club for that year and provide an overview of what happened what happened when the club met, including the locations of the meetings, guests who attended the meetings, subjects of the programs presented, and treasurer's reports.
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Fairfield Bird Club Lowell, Margaret Herdliska Scheffel, Iva Williamson, Estella M. Roth, Emma Thada, Lillian B.
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Fairfield Waterworks Park Fairfield High School Parsons College
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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The Secretary's Report of the Fairfield Bird Club of Fairfield, Iowa, 1933-1943
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Administrative records Clippings (information artifacts) Printed ephemera
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Ornithology--Societies, etc Meetings
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1933-03-02
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1943-03-31
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Manuscript, graphic, and printed material
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Handwritten minutes for the Fairfield Bird Club from its founding at the Fairfield Public Library on March 2, 1933, through March 1943. The minutes were recorded by the person who held the office of secretary for the club for that year and provide an overview of what happened when the club met, including the locations of the meetings, guests who attended the meetings and subjects of the programs presented. Also includes programs as well as signatures and addresses of attendees of the annual Iowa Ornithologists' Union meetings that were held in Fairfield in 1933 and 1936. Also of note are several newspaper clippings highlighting the activities of the club.
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Fairfield Bird Club Calvert, Grace A. Lawson, Lulu Faye Junkin, Paul Sheridan Gilly, Charles McCleary, Ila May Glotfelty Walker, Ruth Wilson, Flora
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Fairfield
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Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records | MS 386
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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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