OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center

Correspondence, October 1910

Title
Correspondence, October 1910
LC Subject
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (Or.) Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge (Calif. and Or.) Hunting Birds--Conservation--Law and legislation Grebes Meadowlarks Feathers
Repository
Oregon State University. Libraries
Creator
Dutcher, William, 1846-1920 Lewis, L. Alva Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953 Myers, Harriet Williams Pearson, T. Gilbert (Thomas Gilbert), 1873-1943 Palmer, T. S. (Theodore Sherman), 1868-1955 Mathews, Shailer, 1863-1941 Libby, Gretchen L., 1880-1966 Bowdish, B. S. Clarke, W. T. Grinnell, Joseph, 1877-1939 Bowditch, James H. Finley, Irene Babcock, E. B. (Ernest Brown), 1877-1954 Cole, Leon J. (Leon Jacob), 1877-1948
Recipient
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953 Dutcher, William, 1846-1920 Myers, Harriet Williams Libby, Gretchen L., 1880-1966 Clarke, W. T. Babcock, John Pease, 1855-1936 Bowditch, James H. Palmer, T. S. (Theodore Sherman), 1868-1955 Mathews, Shailer, 1863-1941 United States. Department of Agriculture Grinnell, George Bird, 1849-1938 Stuart, Katherine Lewis, L. Alva Holly, F. M.
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.
Work Type
letters (correspondence)
Date
1910-10
Identifier
mssfinley_series03_box20_1910_10
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Local Collection Name
William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946 (MSS Finley)
Type
Text
Format
application/pdf
Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center Reuniting Finley and Bohlman
Primary Set
Reuniting Finley and Bohlman
Is Part Of
Series 3: Correspondence; Box 20, folder 1: Correspondence, October 1909-October 1910
Institution
Oregon State University