OHS Digital Collections

The news boys' birds

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1944-07-01

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Article describing two baby violet-green swallows who survived an attack from an English sparrow.

Finley, Irene

The Oregon chickadee

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1944-07-13

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Article describing a family of chickadees.

Finley, Irene

Cherry, a cedar waxwing

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1944-07-22

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Story describing Cherry, a baby cedar waxwing adopted by the Lewis family.

Finley, Irene

Hunting the greatest living carnivore: In a land over-shadowed by war

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1942-04-11

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

The author reflects on the pursuit of capturing a Kodiak bear on film.

Finley, Irene

Fur seals of the Pribilofs: Near neighbors to Japan

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1942-04-09

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Irene Finley describes a trip to a small chain of Alaskan islands to observe the seals that inhabit them.

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

Love and life in the bird world

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1924 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

The story is a night time chat between two chats, much to the chagrin of their various neighbors.

Finley, Irene

Becky the bear cub

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1924 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript that recounts an adventure that Becky, a bear cub, took with the Finleys and Campbell Church down the McKenzie River.

Finley, Irene

Porcupine pet

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1924 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

This appears to be a rough draft of "Porcupine pets."

Finley, Irene

Dinty, 2nd, one of the fretful race of rodents

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1924 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

A combination of "Dinty, 2nd, one of the fretful race of rodents" and "Porcupine pets."

Finley, Irene

Dinty, 2nd, one of the fretful race of rodents

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1924 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Some of this manuscript can be found in "Porcupine pets." This document further discusses the second Dinty and how he makes an excellent pet.

Finley, Irene

Porcupine pet

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1924 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript about the porcupine pets kept by the author.

Finley, Irene

Leave the bears alone, for your safety and theirs

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1924 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript containing excerpts from "Do not feed the bears."

Finley, Irene

Do not feed the bears

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1924 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript containing excerpts from "The bear and the boob." The document contains additional tales of interactions between people and bears at Yellowstone National Park.

Finley, Irene

The bear and the boob

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1924 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript describing photographing a mother bear and her cubs.

Finley, Irene

Do not feed the bears!

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1924 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

The main purpose of this manuscript is to caution against feeding wild animals, using the bears at Yellowstone Park as an example.

Finley, Irene

Shooting as a safe sport

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1924 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

An additional draft of "The elusive moose: Shooting as a safe sport."

Finley, Irene

Don Q falls in love

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1924 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript describing the exploits of the California quail known as Don Q.

Finley, Irene

The elusive moose: Shooting as a safe sport

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1942-09-09

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript that recounts the time that Mr. and Mrs. Finley pursued a bull moose to capture photographs.

Finley, Irene

Morning

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1924 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript where the author shares her observation of the morning, including bird calls.

Finley, Irene

2 A.M., September 10, 1939

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1939-09-10

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript describing the call of an owl at night.

Finley, Irene

Notes, July, 5 1937

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1937-07-05

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript that describes a casual examination of wildlife around the author. Creatures observed include sparrows, rabbits, and robins.

Finley, Irene

Birds' winter beds

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1924-10-17

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript in which the author offers her observations on three types of birds she has noticed as winter has arrived, including a woodpecker, bluebird, and geese.

Finley, Irene