OHS Digital Collections

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

Manuscripts

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1935 - 1945

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscripts discussing the Braly Museum of Natural History in Depoe Bay, a proposed Portland natural history museum, and birds in Arizona.

Finley, Irene

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

Program and articles discussing lectures and length of duck hunting season

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1931-09

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Program and articles discussing William Finley's lecture, "Camera hunting on the continental divide", and Irene Finley's lecture, "Birds of the Arizona desert." Newspaper clippings discussing debate over the length of duck hunting season are included.

Audubon Society of Portland

Image of Coati and Order of Hoot Owls membership card

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1932-02

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Oregonian (Firm)

Advertisement for lecture and card of appreciation from Advertising Club of Portland

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1932-06

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Advertising Club of Portland, Oregon

Booklet with advertisement for William Finley's "Peter and his friends" and "Bird friends" films

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1933

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

J. P. Finley & Son Morticians

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

Articles discussing campaign for Portland sewage system funding

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1933-06

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Oregonian (Firm)

Articles discussing meeting with Oregon Caveman group and opposition to highway construction between Mount Hood and Crater Lake

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1933-07

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Oregonian (Firm)

Articles discussing Willamette River pollution and declining waterfowl populations in Pacific Northwest

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1933-07

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Oregon Journal (Firm)

"Oregon conquers stream pollution"

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1933-09

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Article authored by William Finley discussing the construction of sewage disposal plants in eight Oregon cities and a stream cleanup program.

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

Program and articles discussing William Finley's lectures and 21st Annual Dinner of the Lang Syne Society

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1934-02 - 1934-03

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Oregon Journal (Firm)

"Wild life plea slated: Northwest delegate to go to Washington"

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1934-06 - 1934-07

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Article discussing William Finley's involvement as a representative on the Migratory Bird Advisory Board. Program for the 14th Annual Western Association of State Game and Fish Commissioners Conference is included.

Western Association of State Game and Fish Commissioners (U.S.)