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1. Migratory Bird Advisory Board, 1934

Migratory Bird Advisory Board, 1934

Description: Document focuses include changes to Migratory Bird Treaty Act, waterfowl conditions, and extent of hunting seasons. Additional focuses include homesteading issues on wildlife refuges and hunting practices, including baiting.

2. Oregon State Planning Board, 1936

Oregon State Planning Board, 1936

Description: 1. Letter discussing proposed appointment of Sinclair A. Wilson's brother, Charles Wilson, to the Advisory Research Council's recreation and wildlife committees; 2. Correspondence discussing Curry County Planning Commission's proposed bill and creation of committee to study Curry County land use; 3. Correspondence discussing proposed forest and rural zoning law bills; 4. Letter discussing Special Advisory Committee for Curry County Land Use Study; 5. Letter discussing proposed appointment of Charles Wilson to the Advisory Research Council's recreation and wildlife committees; 6. Correspondence discussing maps of bird refuges; 7. Letter and program discussing Commonwealth Conference at the University of Oregon; 8. Correspondence discussing proposed appointment of Charles Wilson to the Advisory Research Council's recreation and wildlife committees; 9. Correspondence and petition to prohibit Rogue River pollution from placer mining; 10. Brief letter acknowledging correspondence sent by William Finley; 11. Letter discussing petition to prohibit Rogue River pollution from placer mining; 12. Correspondence calling for Advisory Committee on Rural Land Zoning meeting; 13. Letter discussing Urban Land Utilization Committee and report, "A master plan for Portland"; 14. Letter discussing formation and responsibilities of committee on securing recreational areas; 15. "Preliminary table of contents for drainage basin reports for each major drainage basin"; 16. Correspondence discussing zoning laws regarding rural land uses; 17. Letter discussing responsibilities of Sinclair A. Wilson following Rural Zoning Committee meeting; 18. Letter discussing copy of "The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science" received by the Rural Land Zoning Committee; 19. Letter discussing project to study land owned by Douglas County for possible recreational use; 20. Letter and lists discussing work being completed by the Oregon State Planning Board; 21. Correspondence and excerpts from conference proceedings discussing zoning laws in different states; 22. Letter discussing Douglas County Planning Commission meetings and plans, including a proposed public campground; 23. Letter discussing Oregon State Planning Board meeting; 24. Letter discussing National Resources Committee study of drainage basins; 25. Correspondence and copies of bills passed by Washington legislature discussing forestry, duties of commissions, and acquisition of land; 26. Agenda for meeting of Advisory Committee on Water Resources with S. B. Morris, Regional Water Consultant; 27. List of Oregon's major drainage basins; 28. Correspondence and minutes for Rural Land Zoning Committee; 29. Letter discussing "Stream improvement in national forests" report; 30. Report focusing on the status of Oregon forests, including natural and man-made dangers and recommendations for future conservation; 31. Letter requesting information about Advisory Committee on Wild Life; 32. Correspondence discussing letters of appointment to the Advisory Committee on Wild Life

3. Oregon State Planning Board, 1935

Oregon State Planning Board, 1935

Description: 1. Letter describing proposed creation of a State Planning Board and State Department of Conservation and Development as well as funding for wildlife research; 2. Letter to Chancellor W. J. Kerr recommending that Oregon State College be responsible for overseeing game management funding; 3. Letter from Philip Parons recommending the formation of a committee to make suggestions to the Oregon Fish and Game Commissions; 4. Letter discussing joint meeting of the Washington State Planning Council and Oregon State Planning Board; 5. Letter discussing issues with midges and a study of pelicans at the Upper Klamath Lake; 6. Program for joint meeting of the Washington State Planning Council and Oregon State Planning Board; 7. Letter requesting recommendations for legislation relating to natural resources in Oregon; 8. Correspondence discussing conference in Gold Beach to discuss Rogue River pollution; 9. Letter discussing meeting of State Planning Board and Advisory Research Committees; 10. Letter and memorandum discussing questions posed by V. B. Stanbery regarding Oregon wildlife conservation and responses of George Aiken, an Oregon State Game Commission member; 11. Correspondence discussing Curry County Planning Commission's proposed bill to create a board responsible for forest and range improvements; 12. Letter discussing the transfer of Land Planning Specialists to the Resettlement Administration; 13. Letter discussing current and proposed ground water surveys in eastern Oregon and Willamette Valley; 14. Correspondence discussing proposed establishment of refuges at Wapato Lake and upper Long Tom River; 15. Letter discussing a draft of William Finley's talk at joint meeting of the State Planning Board and Advisory Research Council; 16. Letter discussing proposed establishment of Hart Mountain Game Reserve; 17. Correspondence discussing proposed acquisition of Wapato Lake to establish a wildlife refuge; 18. Letter discussing appointment of members to Stream Pollution Committee; 19. Letter discussing Wildlife Committee members and contribution to report on natural resources in Oregon; 20. Reports focusing on stream improvements in the Siskiyou, Mount Hood, and Fremont National Forests; 21. "Oregon State Planning Board Research Program for 1936"

4. Photographing flickers

Photographing flickers

Description: Manuscript describing a family of flickers, naming the patriarch High-hole.

5. Photographing a flicker family

Photographing a flicker family

Description: This manuscript appears to be the first rough draft of "Photographing a flicker family", describing High-hole and his family.

6. The weaver of the west

The weaver of the west

Description: An additional draft of "The weaver of the west."

7. The weaver of the west

The weaver of the west

Description: Manuscript in which William L. Finley observes a bush-tit's nest and the family that occupies it. Provides field observations and colorful descriptions of the family of birds. Also included are Finley's handwritten notes.

8. The bird of night

The bird of night

Description: Manuscript describing owls that have nested in a local barn, including diet and pest control benefits.

9. The white-crowned sparrow

The white-crowned sparrow

Description: Manuscript where one species of sparrow is featured. The document begins with explaining that only an expert can distinguish the three varieties of this sparrow.

10. California or valley quail

California or valley quail

Description: The subject of this manuscript is the Valley or California quail, which can be found in California, Oregon, and now Washington. The document lists the bird's call, how it defends itself against enemies, and its physical appearance. The document ends with a comparison of the bird to the mountain quail.

11. Bush-tit

Description: A rough draft of "Bush-tit." The last page appears to belong to another manuscript.

12. Squaw or bear grass

Squaw or bear grass

Description: Short manuscript that goes into detail about bear grass, specifically the different names it is known by as well as its uses.

13. Barn owl

Description: Manuscript that includes excerpts of "The bird of night".

14. Photographing a flicker family

Photographing a flicker family

Description: In this draft of "Photographing flickers", High-Hole and his family are featured. The author describes their interactions with their offspring.

15. Bush-tit

Description: This manuscript accounts the likability of the bush-tit, pointing out that a scientific description of the bird does not mean that one truly has discovered all there is to know about it.

16. Animal burrows

Description: A view of a field full of unidentified animal burrows. Note on negative envelope indicates that the image might have been taken by Olaus Murie.

17. Roadside picnic

Roadside picnic

Description: Phoebe Katherine Finley, two unidentified women, and a young child identified as “Hazeltine’s baby” eating at a picnic table beside a touring car in a wooded area.

18. Winter scene

Description: A view of trees with heavy snow. Possibly near the Deschutes River? Note on negative envelope indicates that the image might have been taken by Olaus Murie.

19. Cabin in snow

Description: View of a cabin amid trees with heavy snow. Possibly near the Deschutes River? Note on negative envelope indicates that the image might have been taken by Olaus Murie.

20. People in a touring car

People in a touring car

Description: A group of unidentified people seated in a touring car in the woods. Taken on the Pearson trip.

21. Portrait of a man

Portrait of a man

Description: A portrait of an unidentified man sitting in the grass. Taken on the Pearson trip.

22. Bird nest

Description: An unidentified bird nest with eggs.

23. Bird nest

Description: An unidentified bird nest with eggs.

24. Bird nest

Description: An unidentified bird nest with eggs.

25. Winter scene

Description: A view of snow along the banks of a river. Possibly the Deschutes River? Note on negative envelope indicates that the image might have been taken by Olaus Murie.

26. Tree

Description: View of a tree in the snow. Note on negative envelope indicates that the image might have been taken by Olaus Murie.

27. Bird nest and eggs

Bird nest and eggs

Description: An unidentified bird nest with four eggs. Note on negative envelope indicates that the image might have been taken by Olaus Murie.

28. Beaver cutting

Description: View of a beaver chewed tree downed by the edge of an unidentified river. Note on negative envelope indicates that the image might have been taken by Olaus Murie.

29. Beaver dam

Description: View of a beaver dam on an unidentified river. Note on negative envelope indicates that the image might have been taken by Olaus Murie.

30. Winter scene

Description: An unidentified bird perched on a tree limb in the snow. Possibly near the Deschutes River? Note on negative envelope indicates that the image might have been taken by Olaus Murie.

31. Winter scene

Description: A view of snow along the banks of a river. Possibly the Deschutes River? Note on negative envelope indicates that the image might have been taken by Olaus Murie.

32. Bird tracks

Description: Close view of bird tracks in sand. Note on negative envelope indicates that the image might have been taken by Olaus Murie.

33. Touring cars hauling boats

Touring cars hauling boats

Description: Seven unidentified men working on two touring cars with trailers hauling boats through the desert in eastern Oregon.

34. Group portrait

Description: An unidentified man and a women standing as another woman sits on a rock on the bank of a river. Taken on the Pearson trip.

35. Group portrait

Description: An unidentified man and two women sitting on a rock on the bank of a river. Taken on the Pearson trip.

36. Man and woman standing by a tree

Man and woman standing by a tree

Description: An unidentified man and woman standing beside a large tree. Taken on the Pearson trip.

37. Man and woman standing by a tree

Man and woman standing by a tree

Description: An unidentified man and woman standing beside a large tree. Taken on the Pearson trip.

38. Portrait of a woman

Portrait of a woman

Description: A portrait of an unidentified woman standing on a river bank. Taken on the Pearson trip.

39. Group portrait

Description: A group portrait taken on the Pearson trip.

40. Irene Finley driving a touring car

Irene Finley driving a touring car

Description: Irene Finley driving a touring car through the desert in eastern Oregon. William Finley Jr. and Phoebe Katherine Finley sit in the passenger seats.

41. Irene Finley driving a touring car

Irene Finley driving a touring car

Description: Irene Finley driving a touring car through the desert in eastern Oregon. William Finley Jr. sits in the passenger seat and Pete the dog rests in the shade nearby.

42. Birds on a telephone wire

Birds on a telephone wire

Description: Birds perched upon a telephone wire running alongside a railroad track.

43. Birds on a telephone wire

Birds on a telephone wire

Description: Birds perched upon a telephone wire running alongside a railroad track.

44. Birds on a telephone wire

Birds on a telephone wire

Description: Birds perched upon a telephone wire running alongside a railroad track.

45. Child playing with Pete the dog

Child playing with Pete the dog

Description: A young child identified as “Hazeltine’s baby” crouched in the grass playing with Pete the dog.

46. Birds on a telephone wire

Birds on a telephone wire

Description: Birds perched upon a telephone wire.

47. Child playing with Pete the dog

Child playing with Pete the dog

Description: A young child identified as “Hazeltine’s baby” seated in the grass playing with Pete the dog.

48. In a heron village

In a heron village

Description: Manuscript describing exploring a nearby village of herons.

49. Photographing a flicker family

Photographing a flicker family

Description: An additional draft of "Photographing a flicker family."

50. The weaver of the west

The weaver of the west

Description: An additional draft of "The weaver of the west."

51. Compilation of manuscripts on various subjects

Compilation of manuscripts on various subjects

Description: Document includes four short manuscripts. Titles include "The song sparrow", "Wildflowers as a hobby", "The badger", and "Wildlife traffic accidents."

52. The bush-tit

Description: Manuscript describing a bush-tit, most notably feeding behavior.

53. Quawk quawk of marsh lands

Quawk quawk of marsh lands

Description: The article describes the black-crowned night heron, including appearance and habitat. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.

54. Probe, the pioneer of the flycatchers

Probe, the pioneer of the flycatchers

Description: This work focuses on phoebes, including the Say's and black phoebe. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.

55. The friendly towhee or chewink

The friendly towhee or chewink

Description: Article describing towhees, including one that was briefly adopted by the Finley family. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.

56. When the condor sailed the Columbia

When the condor sailed the Columbia

Description: The decline of the California condor is discussed in this article. Once a frequent flyer along the Columbia River in Oregon, the bird has became a stranger as numbers dwindled. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.

57. The bush-tit, a bird architect

The bush-tit, a bird architect

Description: Article describing bushtits in California and Oregon, including nests and behavior. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.

58. The cruise of a modern prairie schooner

The cruise of a modern prairie schooner

Description: Article describing central and eastern Oregon. This article was sent to several newspapers.

59. The night singing sparrow

The night singing sparrow

Description: Article describing white-crowned sparrows and the invasive English sparrow in Oregon. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.

60. Long-tailed chat

Long-tailed chat

Description: Manuscript that ponders the peculiarity of the long-tailed chat.

61. Muffet and Midget

Muffet and Midget

Description: Manuscript about two baby hummingbirds, focusing on the interaction between mother and offspring.

62. Chickadee - The family jar

Chickadee - The family jar

Description: Manuscript in which chickadees are observed and photographed.

63. Varieties of deer in the Oregon forests

Varieties of deer in the Oregon forests

Description: Manuscript comparing and contrasting the different types of deer in Oregon. The white-tailed deer became so scarce in number it was illegal to hunt.

64. Cacomistles as pets, 1926-1927

Cacomistles as pets, 1926-1927

Description: Newspaper articles discussing the sale of Cacomistles as pets. Included is an advertisement for William Finley's motion picture lecture, "Wild animal outposts."

65. Two studies in blue

Two studies in blue

Description: Manuscript in which William L. Finley points out the importance of knowing two flocks of birds of blue: bluebirds and blue jays. He lists his observations and assertions that knowing wild birds can improve any child's life.

66. Sportsmen kill the goose that lays the golden egg

Sportsmen kill the goose that lays the golden egg

Description: Manuscript discussing the alarming state of the decline of local animal and fish populations. The author contends that it is a combination of exhausting the local population for sport and introducing foreign populations of animals and fish to satisfy the demand for game to hunt. The document proposes that there are two points in a plan of action in order to restore native populations. The first is to enforce the laws of protection for the animals and fish, and the second is to educate in order to support wildlife resources.

67. Bunnies for Easter

Bunnies for Easter

Description: Article describing Irene Finley's observations of jackrabbits in eastern Oregon and the differences between rabbits and hares. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.

68. Are deer being properly handled?

Are deer being properly handled?

Description: Article describing the management of deer populations in Oregon. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.

69. Oregon jays

Description: Article describing species of jays in Oregon, including the gray and Steller's jay. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.

70. Wild life restoration

Wild life restoration

Description: Manuscript in which the author makes a case for restoring and protecting land for wildlife. Describes the unnecessary drainage and damage to habitats for local fauna which have gone unchecked.

71. Hawks

Description: Manuscript that contains a few related excerpts from "Scarcity of hawks & owls." Talks about how from a naturalist's point of view, there is desire for the extermination of any species, even if they are predators.

72. Sleeping off the winter

Sleeping off the winter

Description: Manuscript discusses discovering a gray digger squirrel who appeared to be deceased but was actually hibernating and nearly frozen. This leads the author to write about the animal's process in preparing for its winter slumber. The document goes on to comment on other animals that hibernate as well and the differences in hibernation processes.

73. How wild folks weather the winter

How wild folks weather the winter

Description: William Finley describes the behavior of bird species that winter on his property. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.

74. Notes on grebe skin traffic

Notes on grebe skin traffic

Description: Manuscript describing the plight of the western grebe being hunted for their durable skin. The document describes the hunters' realization of the diminishing bird population.

75. Wren

Description: Fanciful handwritten manuscript on the casual observation of a wren mother and her family. This document has parts from both "Rearing a wren family" and "Vigor's wren".

76. Rearing a wren family

Rearing a wren family

Description: Manuscript that appears to be the rough draft of "Rearing a wren family."

77. Rearing a wren family

Rearing a wren family

Description: Manuscript in which the author observes a wren family, including a description of physical appearance and behavior.

78. The opossum, new settler coming to Oregon

The opossum, new settler coming to Oregon

Description: The author in this manuscript describes an incoming resident to the Oregon landscape, the opossum. In this document the diet of the animal, its ecological preferences, and where it can be typically found are among the topics discussed. According to this text, the animal is one of the oldest living mammals and the oldest of the group in America.

79. Oregon upland game bird survival

Oregon upland game bird survival

Description: Manuscript delving into the difficult situation of population increase in Oregon and how that is effecting the game birds of the area. The author sees two options of dealing with this predicament. The first is to use the funding for game farms to breed Chinese pheasants and release them for hunting use. The second is to enact a plan to save the disappearing native game birds. This option is difficult because it requires extensive research before a plan can be considered. The author contends that the best people to aid with this research are young students trained in scientific thinking, who possess patience and a good work ethic.

80. Rabbits and hares

Rabbits and hares

Description: Manuscript stating that jack rabbits are not rabbits, instead belonging to the hare family.

81. Californian interest in Oregon

Californian interest in Oregon

Description: Manuscript discussing the interest Californians were taking in Southern Oregon for recreation, especially in respects to angling in the Rogue, Umpqua, and Wilson rivers. The author points out that these are smaller streams and for the fishermen who depend on the rivers for their livelihood could be greatly affected by Californians' recreational fishing.

82. Trout flies

Description: This manuscript appears to be an edited version of "Trout flies".

83. Sea birds and red-tail

Sea birds and red-tail

Description: Handwritten manuscript discussing birds along the Oregon coast.

84. The artistic heron of our shorelines

The artistic heron of our shorelines

Description: Article describing blue herons in Oregon, including appearance and habitat. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.

85. The stupid opossum that lives well

The stupid opossum that lives well

Description: Article describing opossums, including a family brought home from California by the Finleys. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.

86. Habits and history of the beaver

Habits and history of the beaver

Description: Manuscript in which the author corrects the perception that beavers are more valuable as pelts rather than members of ecological society. Extolls the idea that beavers should just be put back in the right place rather than killing them.

87. Razor clams on the Oregon coast just a memory

Razor clams on the Oregon coast just a memory

Description: Manuscript that is written as a story, where two men have a conversation at a gas station. One is a tourist, the other the gas service man. The tourist is excited to consume some of the local razor clam but the service man explains that the clams are gone. Due to the high demand and the disregard for preserving the population were the causes of its decline.

88. The habits and history of the beaver

The habits and history of the beaver

Description: An additional draft of "Habits and history of the beaver."

89. The chickadee, captain of the garden palace

The chickadee, captain of the garden palace

Description: Article describing chickadees. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.

90. Uncle Sam takes life insurance for his family

Uncle Sam takes life insurance for his family

Description: Manuscript discusses the importance of forests and the reality that upkeep is costly and time consuming. Author advocates that the American government should finance this and praises the work being done by the Forest Service. The program took unemployed young men from metropolitan areas and placed them into service for the forests. Not only was this beneficial for the forests, but the author contends that the young men free of the bad influences of the city, made the government's investment sound.

91. Jimmy

Description: Manuscript describing a neighbor's adoption of a baby bird and observing the bird grow up.

92. The fool hen of the northern forests

The fool hen of the northern forests

Description: Article describing Franklin (or spruce) grouse and how their failure to adapt to hunting has led to a decline in their populations. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.

93. The black-capped chickadee is a good acrobat

The black-capped chickadee is a good acrobat

Description: Short manuscript that describes chickadees in a light and heartwarming manner.

94. Story of the robin

Story of the robin

Description: Manuscript describing the disappearance of robin eggs by a small group of chipmunk bandits.

95. The pelican pilot

The pelican pilot

Description: Article describing American white pelicans in Oregon. Submitted to the Oregon Journal newspaper.

96. Tiniest soul in feathers

Tiniest soul in feathers

Description: Manuscript describing hummingbirds, including the behavior of the male bird and physical descriptions of nestlings.

97. The storehouse of the red squirrel

The storehouse of the red squirrel

Description: In this manuscript we see the return of Piney the squirrel and the author observes that Piney and his fellow squirrels differ from other squirrels. They are different because unlike the other species of squirrels, they are vigilant in up keeping their supply of food. Piney took over a bird house near the author's property and it was discovered that Piney had collected one hundred and forty-six nuts. The author wonders if this store of food will be utilized and emptied by the time the birds arrive to occupy the bird house.

98. Wedge of geese buffeted by storm

Wedge of geese buffeted by storm

Description: Manuscript describing a group of geese attempting to fly against a storm.

99. Report of the Wild Life Sub-Committee -- Forestry Committee of the Oregon Planning Council

Report of the Wild Life Sub-Committee -- Forestry Committee of the Oregon Planning Council

Description: Report discussing the status of wildlife populations in Oregon as well as the allocation of funding for research and projects.

100. Excerpts

Description: Manuscript that depicts trials of photography, the lamentation of the loss of one species, and other thoughts.