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You searched for: Start Over Creator Babcock, E. B. (Ernest Brown), 1877-1954 Remove constraint Creator: Babcock, E. B. (Ernest Brown), 1877-1954 Creator Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953 Remove constraint Creator: Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953 Creator Palmer, T. S. (Theodore Sherman), 1868-1955 Remove constraint Creator: Palmer, T. S. (Theodore Sherman), 1868-1955 Recipient Lewis, L. Alva Remove constraint Recipient: Lewis, L. Alva

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1. Correspondence, November 1910

Correspondence, November 1910

Description: Correspondence discussing the demonstration train exhibit in California and position of Oregon State Game Warden. Additional topics include William Finley’s efforts to secure funding for the National Association of Audubon Societies and inclusion of Finley’s photographs in William Leon Dawson’s book, Birds of California.

2. Correspondence, January 1911

Correspondence, January 1911

Description: Correspondence discussing concerns regarding Assembly Bill No. 191, which would remove federal protection for meadowlarks. Correspondence also focuses on Oregon legislation, supported by Governor Oswald West, which would replace the position of State Game Warden with a Fish and Game Commission and permit the establishment of game reserves on private property.

3. Correspondence, October 1910

Correspondence, October 1910

Description: Correspondence discussing William Finley’s lectures for farmers' institutes in California and the creation of a demonstration train exhibit. Correspondence also focuses on the illegal sale of bird plumes for hair decorations and an effort to gather support for L. Alva Lewis as the next Oregon State Game Warden. Additional topics include the increase of grebe nesting and game birds on the Lower Klamath Lake, a proposal to create bird reserves from lands owned by the University of California, and concerns about farmers’ complaints regarding the effects of birds on crops.