OHS Digital Collections

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

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

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

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

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

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

Big game pets

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1924 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

The author details in this manuscript the menagerie of pets that have graced her household.

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

Trip to Alaska, 1925-1926

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1925 - 1926

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Field notes from the Finley's trip to Alaska and a newspaper article discussing the Finley's lecture tour in Arizona and southern California.

Finley, Irene

Cacomistles as pets, 1926-1927

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1926 - 1927

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Newspaper articles discussing the sale of Cacomistles as pets. Included is an advertisement for William Finley's motion picture lecture, "Wild animal outposts."

Finley, Irene

Trip to Alaska, 1926-1928

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1926 - 1928

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Field notes and drafts of Irene Finley's articles discussing animals encountered on the Finleys' trip to Alaska. Included are newspaper articles discussing the fur trade, native Alaskan culture, and increases in seal population.

Finley, Irene

Trip to eastern United States, 1927-1928

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1927 - 1928

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Overview of William and Irene Finley's trip to the eastern United States, including Finley's recent publication, "Wild Animal Pets", release of a film series, "Finley Nature Series", and series of lectures, "Camera Hunting on the Continental Divide" and "Cruising in B.C. and Alaska."

Finley, Irene