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Correspondence discussing William Finley's life, including his retirement from conservation work, health, and 70th birthday.
Putnam, George W.
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Correspondence discussing William Finley's life, including his retirement from conservation work, health, and 70th birthday.
Putnam, George W.
William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946
William L. Finley's papers primarily document his work as a wildlife conservationist, author, lecturer, photographer, and filmmaker from about 1900 to 1940. The collection also documents the work his wife Irene Finley and photography partner Herman Bohlman. The collection consists of published and unpublished manuscripts, lecture and field notes, reports, correspondence, photographs and motion picture films.
An addition to the collection (Accession 2014:062) is made up of correspondence and newspaper clippings documenting the wildlife conservation work of William and Irene Finley. Among the topics addressed in the correspondence include: song bird protection laws in Oregon, requests to Finley for use of his photographs, the forming of an Oregon Fish and Game Commission, biological surveys conducted by Finley, legislation in California repealing meadowlark protection, and letters by Finley to various organizations regarding the presentation of one of his lectures. A highlight among the correspondence is a thank you letter from Finley to President Theodore Roosevelt for his establishment of wild bird reservations. The clippings are newspaper articles written by Irene and William Finley about encounters with wildlife, nocturnal bird sounds, and their filming of wildlife at Paulina Lake. The four articles all appeared in editions of the "Oregon Sunday Journal."
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
An unidentified man sitting in the desert with a young cougar in his lap.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
A cholla cactus in the desert.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
An unidentified man feeding a javelina (collard peccary).
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
A javelina (collard peccary) standing in a field. A man carrying a bucket is walking in the background.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
William and Irene Finley photographing road runners
William L. Finley and Irene Finley with an Akeley motion picture camera on a tripod photographing two young road runners.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
William and Irene Finley photographing road runners
William L. Finley and Irene Finley with an Akeley motion picture camera on a tripod photographing two young road runners.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
William and Irene Finley with a camera
William L. Finley and Irene Finley using a camera on a tripod.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
William and Irene Finley with a camera
William L. Finley and Irene Finley using a camera on a tripod.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
A javelina (collard peccary) standing in a field. Image note: out of focus.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
A javelina (collard peccary) standing in a field.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
An unidentified man feeding a javelina (collard peccary).
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
Two young road runners perched upon a tree branch.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
William Finley climbing a cactus
William L. Finley using a ladder to climb to the top of a saguaro cactus to investigate a bird’s nest. A touring car is parked behind a bush in the distance.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
William and Irene Finley looking at a bird nest
William L. Finley and Irene Finley looking at a bird nest in a bush.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
William and Irene Finley with a camera
William L. Finley and Irene Finley using a camera on a tripod.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
A javelina (collard peccary) standing in a field.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
An unidentified man feeding a javelina (collard peccary).
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
A young road runner standing on the ground.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
Two young road runners perched upon a tree branch.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
A young road runner perched upon a log.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
William and Irene Finley photographing road runners
William L. Finley and Irene Finley with an Akeley motion picture camera on a tripod photographing two young road runners.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
William and Irene Finley photographing road runners
William L. Finley and Irene Finley with an Akeley motion picture camera on a tripod photographing two young road runners.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
William Finley climbing a cactus
William L. Finley using a ladder to climb to the top of a saguaro cactus to investigate a bird’s nest.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
A saguaro cactus with a bird nest in the top.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
A saguaro cactus with a bird nest in the top.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
Two young road runners perched upon a log. Image note: out of focus.
Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953