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- 1945-03-06
Irene Finley discusses the proposed move and expansion of the Portland Zoo.
Finley, Irene
Irene Finley discusses the proposed move and expansion of the Portland Zoo.
Finley, Irene
Advertisement for lecture and card of appreciation from Advertising Club of Portland
Advertising Club of Portland, Oregon
Newspaper clippings discussing Portland's efforts to acquire a loan to build a sewage system and Finley's lectures on wildlife in the southwestern United States. Additional article discusses Finley's role on the Migratory Bird Treaty Act advisory board.
Billings Gazette
Articles authored by William Finley and Ed F. Averill discussing Oregon wildlife
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
Articles discussing campaign for Portland sewage system funding
Oregonian (Firm)
Articles discussing debate over Willamette Valley project and river pollution
Oregon Journal (Firm)
Articles discussing debate over Willamette Valley project and river pollution
Oregon City Enterprise Courier (Oregon City, Or.)
Oregonian (Firm)
Articles discussing need for Portland sewage system
Oregon City Enterprise Courier (Oregon City, Or.)
Newberg Graphic, Newberg, Or
Articles discussing pilchard conservation and sewage systems
Oregonian (Firm)
Articles discussing Portland sewage disposal issue and Ed F. Averill lecture
Oregonian (Firm)
Articles discussing proposed Portland natural history museum and "To feed or not to feed" article
The Peninsula Herald (Firm)
The Wenatchee World
Oregon Journal (Firm)
Audubon Society of Portland
Articles discussing William Finley lectures and prospective Portland sewage system
Billings Gazette
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 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
Booklet with advertisement for William Finley's "Peter and his friends" and "Bird friends" films
J. P. Finley & Son Morticians
Call for museum of natural history
Article promoting the construction of a natural history museum in Portland.
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955
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
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
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
Manuscript that features excerpts from "Malheur" and "White heron search."
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
General - The California condor
Manuscript describing a condor that was found and brought home to be studied. The condor was later moved to the New York Zoological Park.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
Image of Coati and Order of Hoot Owls membership card
Oregonian (Firm)