Call for museum of natural history
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- 1940-01-06
Article promoting the construction of a natural history museum in Portland.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
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Call for museum of natural history
Article promoting the construction of a natural history museum in Portland.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Article describing ducks at the Laurelhurst and Eastmoreland Parks in Portland.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Article discussing changes in bird populations due to human development and expansion, including observations of birds on the Finley property.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
Articles authored by Irene Finley: 1. "Making the birds happy"; 2. "Musk-rat, new industry for Oregon"
Finley, Irene
William L. Finley writes fondly about one of the first areas that he and Herman T. Bohlman took photographs of birds. He comments on the transformation of the Ladd's pond area into Laurelhurst Park.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
Article describing nighthawks, including behavior and diet.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Article describing the invasive bird species, the English sparrow (also known as the European house sparrow).
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
When the skylark sang in Portland
Article describing Ladd's Addition before it was developed and how the skylark was introduced to Oregon.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
Irene Finley discusses the proposed move and expansion of the Portland Zoo.
Finley, Irene
Newspaper clipping titled: “In the Gull Bread Line on our Waterfront”
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
Newspaper clipping titled: “Splash! Could You Land One of These Rogue River Steelheads?”
Newspaper clipping titled: “Tiller, Half-way House to Crater Lake, Is On Map”
Newspaper clipping titled: “The Feathered Treasures of a Labor of Love”
Newspaper clipping titled: “Birds That Have Passed Away With The Dodo”
Map of Columbia River & Sauvie Island
USGS Map, with hand drawn markers for proposed pumping plant, proposed levee, proposed drainage canals, and district boundaries.
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Manuscript describing the problem of pollutants being dumped into the Willamette River and later traveling to the Columbia River where pollution is killing the fish. The author asserts that individual sportsmen and anglers have to follow the pollution laws but companies are not being held to the same standard. The author also states that citizens of Portland were initially on board to install sewage systems but support vanished once it was realized that the funding would come from property owners and not the government.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
The pitcher plant traps and eats insects
An additional draft of "The pitcher plant traps and eats insects."
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
The orchestra of tree crickets performs every evening
An additional draft of "Every fall evening one may attend the orchestra of the tree crickets."
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
Every fall evening one may attend the orchestra of the tree crickets
Manuscript describing the sound that tree crickets produce in the night, comparing it to a symphony. There is a brief physical description as well as the fact that only male tree crickets produce sound.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
The pitcher plant traps and eats insects
A group of people, two who were residents of Gold Beach, went in search of deer. The group included Edgar Averill, John Yeon, Mr. and Mrs. Miller, along with the author. While the group did not find any deer in that outing, they did find a carnivorous plant and took a specimen home. The author goes on to describes how the plant gets nourishment and how it received its scientific name.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
Manuscript that recollects when Governor Clarence D. Martin called out Portland's mayor at the time, Mayor Carson, on the pollution being dumped into the Willamette River. The document goes on to point out how this is a violation of state law. Portland was not the only area affected.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
Renting houses for songs and birds everyone should know
Document that contains two manuscripts. The first is on the subject of housing for birds, including bird box homes. The second is primarily focused on swallows.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
Letter and manuscript of "Bird-life about a pond"
The document begins with a letter to Mr. James Horsburgh Jr. in which William L. Finley submitted a brief manuscript of "Bird-life about a pond."
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
Compilation of manuscripts on birds
The handwritten manuscript features a rough draft of "Bird lives" as well as other manuscripts that most likely were broken up into different manuscripts later.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
Manuscript that appears to be another copy of "The witches' garden."
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
Manuscript detailing a trip where several types of birds are observed, but the author's main goal is to spot white herons.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
Manuscript in which William L. Finley describes several varieties of birds, including what he refers to as a sparrow hawk (American kestrel).
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
Manuscript that features excerpts from "Malheur" and "White heron search."
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953