OHS Digital Collections

When the skylark sang in Portland

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1938-12-09

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Article describing Ladd's Addition before it was developed and how the skylark was introduced to Oregon.

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

Manuscripts

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1941

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Articles authored by Irene Finley: 1. "Making the birds happy"; 2. "Musk-rat, new industry for Oregon"

Finley, Irene

The ducks in our public parks

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1941-01-06

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Article describing ducks at the Laurelhurst and Eastmoreland Parks in Portland.

Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955

Program and articles discussing William Finley lectures and proposed Willamette River dams

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1938 - 1939

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Audubon Society of Portland

Program, invitation, and publication discussing 2nd Annual Session of Institute on Northwest Affairs

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1939-07

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Institute on Northwest Affairs

Articles discussing proposed Portland natural history museum and "To feed or not to feed&quo...

Articles discussing proposed Portland natural history museum and "To feed or not to feed" article

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1940-08 - 1940-09

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

The Peninsula Herald (Firm)

Oregon Audubon Society publication and program listing William Finley lecture and retirement

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1940-10

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Audubon Society of Portland

Map of Columbia River & Sauvie Island

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1934-12

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

USGS Map, with hand drawn markers for proposed pumping plant, proposed levee, proposed drainage canals, and district boundaries.

Geological Survey (U.S.)

Newspaper clipping titled: “Birds That Have Passed Away With The Dodo”

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1909-03-28

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Yellow throat

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1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

A shorter version of "The witches' garden."

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

Red tail hawk

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1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript detailing photographing hawks and their offspring.

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

Eastern Oregon

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1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript that features excerpts from "Malheur" and "White heron search."

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

Bird - Life about a pond

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1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

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

Program for Izaak Walton League State Convention

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1938-08

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Izaak Walton League of America

Articles discussing pilchard conservation and sewage systems

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1939-08

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Oregonian (Firm)

Oregon Audubon Society program listing "Life history of the California condor" lecture

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1939

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Audubon Society of Portland

Articles discussing need for Portland sewage system

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1940-04

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Oregon City Enterprise Courier (Oregon City, Or.)

Articles discussing Portland sewage disposal issue and Ed F. Averill lecture

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1940-09 - 1940-10

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Oregonian (Firm)

Newspaper clipping titled: “The Feathered Treasures of a Labor of Love”

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1909-04-25

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Newspaper clipping titled: “Tiller, Half-way House to Crater Lake, Is On Map”

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1912-11-17

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Newspaper clipping titled: “Splash! Could You Land One of These Rogue River Steelheads?”

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1913-11-02

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

The invasion of the Englisher

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1938-08-03

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Article describing the invasive bird species, the English sparrow (also known as the European house sparrow).

Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955

When a hawk is not a hawk

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1938-05-12

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Article describing nighthawks, including behavior and diet.

Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955

Do birds act like people?

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1943-09-15

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

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

Call for museum of natural history

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1940-01-06

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Article promoting the construction of a natural history museum in Portland.

Averill, Edgar F., 1881-1955

Program for 62nd Annual National Convention of Insurance Commissioners

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1931-09-15

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Program for 62nd Annual National Convention of Insurance Commissioners, including William Finley's "Wild life of Oregon" lecture.

National Association of Insurance Commissioners

Articles

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1933-06

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

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 discussing William Finley lectures and prospective Portland sewage system

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1933-06

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Billings Gazette

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