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Mary L. Davis Bailey was born July 29, 1861 to Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Davis in Sioux City, Iowa. Mary spent her childhood in Sioux City and continued to live there after she married Henry M. Bailey on June 21, 1888. Together they had four children, three sons and one daughter. As a young child Mary would go birding with her father, a hobby that continued to grow into her adult years. Mary was the first secretary of the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union, serving from 1923 to 1925 and then again from 1929-1931. Mary was also the president of the Sioux City Bird Club. She was also a devoted member of the National Audubon Society and the Wilson Ornithological Club. When Mary was 59 years old she started taking summer courses on Ornithology at Cornell University, where she attended classes for 3 consecutive summers. Mary continued to be a dedicated birder until her death on December 14, 1955. |
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Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives |
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Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding the upcoming annual meeting, February 12, 1924 Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding the second annual meeting, March 24, 1924 Letter to the members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union, November, 1, 1924 Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding the annual meeting, February 4, 1925 Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding planning for the next annual meeting, July 20, 1925 Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding resolutions adopted at the annual meeting, December 9, 1930 Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding the annual meeting of the Wilson Ornithological Club, December 5, 1925 The Iowa Ornithologists' Union meeting notes, April 9, 1923 Letter to members of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union regarding the annual meeting, December 11, 1923 |
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Records Committee review for rare bird sighting for Lewis's Woodpecker at Riverside Park at Sioux City in 1928 |
| Related Documents |
Walter Rosene letter to Philip DuMont regarding proposed members for the American Ornithologists' Union, September 19, 1929 Walter Rosene, Jr. letter to Pam Allen regarding the nomination of the Goldfinch as the Iowa State bird, March 24, 1993 |
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Lewis's Woodpecker Purple Martin Bald Eagle King Rail American Goldfinch |
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Riverside Park Ames Iowa Omaha Kansas City Sioux City Ogden |
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