OHS Digital Collections

Trolling for Chinooks yesterday and today

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1939-04-12

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Article describing the causes for the decline in fish populations in Oregon due to pollution and addition of hatchery raised fish.

Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955

Trip to British Columbia and southern Alaska, 1926 and 1931

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1926 - 1931

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Field notes of William Alakangas, the chief engineer of the "Westward", documenting a trip along the coast of British Columbia, May 2-19, 1926. Included is an article draft by Alakangas, "It's a scream, but no fair laughing $5,000,000.00 reward for a suitable title." The article discusses a trip along the coast of British Columbia and southern Alaska with a group, including Arthur Pack and William Finley, July-August 1931. Activities described include hunting porpoises, fishing for salmon, and collecting bird specimens.

Alakangas, William

Trip to Alaska, 1926

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1926

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Drafts of Irene Finley's articles discussing a pet coyote as well as animals and landscape encountered on the Finleys' trip to the Aleutian Islands.

Finley, Irene

Trip to Alaska, 1926

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1926

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Correspondence, field notes, and article drafts concerning the animals and environment observed on the Finleys' trip to the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. Drafts of Irene Finley's articles, "Two big game animals of Unimak Island" and "Cruising along the Aleutian chain", are included.

Finley, Irene

Trip to Alaska, 1926

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1926

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Drafts of Irene Finley's articles, including, "Fishermen", "Adventures in Aleut land", and "Rain."

Finley, Irene

Trip to Alaska, 1926

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1926

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Arthur Pack's field notes from the Alaskan expedition, July 8-August 16, 1926.

Pack, Arthur Newton, 1893-1975

"Salmon or kilowatts: Columbia River dams threaten great natural resource"

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1935-08

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Article authored by William Finley discussing the effect of dams on salmon populations.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Salmon

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1924 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

This manuscript describes the path of the salmon during the spawning season.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Press release discussing effects of dams on salmon fishing

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1940-03-16

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Izaak Walton League of America

Land-locked salmon of Wallowa Lake

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1942-10-20

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Article describing a trip to Wallowa Lake to observe the current problem of the lake's fish being land locked.

Finley, Irene

Land-locked salmon of Wallowa Lake

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1942-10-20

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Article describing a trip to Wallowa Lake to observe the current problem of the lake's fish being land locked.

Finley, Irene

Lack of good fishways

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1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript that laments the lack of well made and accurate fish ladders and fish pathways.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Habits of the Columbia River salmon

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1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript that details salmon spawning, including the journey made and the process the female's body goes through.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Fishermen

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1924 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript that details the practice of fishing of two species: trout and salmon. There is a heavier focus on the salmon as it goes into the spawning process. The overall tone of the document is about the nature of the pursuit of fish. The author ends the document pondering if there is a difference between actually catching the fish and catching a glimpse.

Finley, Phoebe Katherine

Editorial discussing William Finley's perspective on development of waterways

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1938-08-27

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Portland Chamber of Commerce (Or.)

Editorial discussing effects of proposed Willamette River dams on salmon runs

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1939-02

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Consider the salmon

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1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript calling for the preservation of the Columbia River as a salmon stream. The river is proposed to have additional dams added which would interrupt the salmon.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

"Conservation makes the headlines"

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1936-09-26

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Article discussing conservation issues, including drought and the effects of dams on salmon fishing.

Californian interest in Oregon

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1930 - 1939

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

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.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953