OHS Digital Collections

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1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

The manuscript tells a story about a toad that has slept for six months and has awoken to create progeny and feed himself.

Finley, Irene

Thanksgiving Dinner

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1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

A manuscript recounting the life of a pet turkey named Thanksgiving Dinner.

Finley, Irene

Duck-dog

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1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript describes a friendship between a duck and dog.

Finley, Irene

Queer birds

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1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript that observes and comments on the many different species of birds. Like people, birds are varied, but unlike people, a bird's physical appearance can lend a clue into how a bird behaves in respects to survival.

Finley, Irene

Foxy, the pet deer

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1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

An additional copy of "Foxy, the pet deer" where the animal appears to be tame and accepting of human interaction.

Finley, Irene

A feathered Tom Sawyer

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Item
1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript describing the addition of a long-tailed chat to the author's local forest.

Finley, Irene

Anne finds a new playmate

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Item
1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript recounting the story of Anne meeting one of her grandparent's pets, a young fawn named Foxy.

Finley, Irene

The Kaibab squirrel

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Item
1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

The manuscript describes the author's first encounter with a Kaibab squirrel.

Finley, Irene

The duck and the dog

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Item
1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript describing an unlikely friendship between a duck and a dog.

Finley, Irene

Towhee, the shy garden songster

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Item
1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript that contains excerpts from "The towhees, window friends." The document describes several of the different species of towhees, including their diet, physical appearance, and where they can be found.

Finley, Irene

The flammulated screech owl

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Item
1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript describing the smallest owl species known in the United States, including observations made by the author.

Finley, Irene

The towhees, window friends

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1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript describing the towhee.

Finley, Irene

The Pacific yellow-throat, one of the shy ground warblers

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Item
1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript describing a small family of yellowthroats.

Finley, Irene

Roadrunners of the Arizona desert

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Item
1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript recounting a roadtrip where Irene Finley and her daughter, Phoebe Katherine, spotted a roadrunner.

Finley, Irene

Birds of the cactus country

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Item
1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript describing the difficulty of life in the desert, especially for birds.

Finley, Irene

Birds of the northland

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Item
1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript describing a trip to an Alaskan island in order to find bird life.

Finley, Irene

Wintering with the juncos

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1940-02-09

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript that was sent to Edgard F. Averill that describes the Finleys' observation of snow birds.

Finley, Irene

Water fowl surveillance

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Item
1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript in which the author describes an exploration of birds in and among lakes and islands, among other areas.

Finley, Irene

Series 1: Manuscripts, circa 1910-1942

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Series
1910 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

This series consists of typewritten and handwritten manuscripts of newspaper and magazine articles, books, lecture notes, circa 1910-1942. Some were submitted to publications such as Pacific Monthly, Sunset Magazine, Century and Nature Magazine. Many describe particular species of birds. Authors include William L. Finley, Irene Finley, Phoebe Finley, Kenneth Reid, and Ed Averill.

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

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