Iowa ornithological collection, 1819-2010.

Say, Thomas, 1787-1834

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Thomas Say (1787-1834) was a naturalist, entomologist, conchologist and explorer. The son of physician-apothecary Bejamin Say and his wife Ann Bonsall, granddaughter of the botanist John Bartram (1699-1777), Say was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 27, 1787. His mother died when he was six. Say’s connections with his great-uncle naturalist William Bartram (1739-1823), Bartram’s friend and neighbor the ornithologist Alexander Wilson (1766-1813) and Charles Wilson Peale (17...

Savage, William, 1832-1908.

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Savage was born in England and moved with his family to New York by 1840. In 1855, when the railroad reached the Mississippi River at Burlington, Iowa, he moved with his wife and infant son to Iowa. He purchased a farm in Van Buren County where he remained for the rest of his life. Savage was distinguished by his interest in painting the birds that he observed and for the extensive diary that he kept. From the description of William Savage ornithological papers, 1856-2000. (Iowa Sate...

Ennis, J. Harold.

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Keyes, Charles R. (Charles Reuben), 1871-1951

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Keyes was a lifelong resident of Mount Vernon, Iowa. He was a professor at Cornell College in Mount Vernon and for a number of years directed the Iowa state archaeological survey. He published and lectured extensively on birds and the archaeology of the eastern United States. From the description of Charles R. Keyes ornithological papers, 1896-1952. (State Historical Society of Iowa, Library). WorldCat record id: 299064873 ...

Mueller, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

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Currier, Edmonde Samuel, 1868-1949.

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Rich, Guy Cyrus, 1861-1944.

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Keyes, Charles Rollin, 1864-1942

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Keyes' primary endeavor was to compile extensive information on Iowa prehistory. He served as director of the Iowa Archaeological Survey of the State Historical Society of Iowa from 1922 to 1948. From the description of Keyes field notes. Book R, 1915-1921. (Iowa Sate Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 62677429 Keyes grew up in Des Moines, graduated from the State University of Iowa and obtained his PhD from Johns Hopkins University. By 1900 he had worked as an assista...

Youngworth, William G., d. 1966.

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Bartsch Paul, 1871-1960

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Born in Tuntschendorf, Silesia, Paul Bartsch (1871-1960) received an early interest in nature from his father, who was an entrepreneur and amateur naturalist, and an interest in medicine probably from his mother, who had received a degree in obstetrics at the University of Breslau. As a result of a depression in the 1880s, the elder Bartsch went into financial bankruptcy. By utilizing the last savings of Bartsch's mother, the Bartsch family was able to emigrate to the United States, fin...

Roberts, Mary Price, d. 1975.

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Shoemaker, Frank Henry, 1875-1948.

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Shoemaker was born in DeWitt, Iowa and was interested in birds from a young age. He spent most of his adult life in Nebraska where he was a charter member of the Nebraska Ornithologists' Union. He worked as a stenographer for telegraph companies, a private secretary for several railroad companies, and photographer for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In 2003 a small Nebraska salt marsh was named after Shoemaker. From the description of Frank Henry Shoemaker ornithological papers, ...

Keck, Warren N., 1900-1988.

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Keck was born in Utica, Iowa. He earned a PhD from the University of Iowa and taught biology at Coe College (1936-1947) and North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. He was an active member of the Cedar Rapids Bird Club, the Iowa Ornithologist's Union and the Iowa Academy of Science. After moving to Illinois he joined the Chicago Ornithological Society. In 1978 he retired to the Keck family home in Keosauqua, Iowa. From the description of Warren N. Keck ornithological papers, 19...

Savage, David L. (David Lewis), 1877-1955.

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David Savage spent his entire life in rural Henry County, Iowa. At a young age he developed an interest in ornithology, inspired by his cousin William Savage. He attended Whittier College and at age 17 he began editing the Iowa Ornithological Association's publication, The Iowa Ornithologist, for its entire run (4 years). Later in life he concentrated on new farming techniques and seems to have abandoned his interest in birds. From the description of David L. Savage ornithological pa...

Stiles, Bruce Fleming, 1897-1959.

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Giddings, Harold J., 1855-1943.

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Amateur ornithologist and taxidermist from Jackson County, Iowa. From the description of Compiled research materials, 1889-2002. (State Historical Society of Iowa, Library). WorldCat record id: 53196405 From the description of Bird notebook, 1889-1899. (State Historical Society of Iowa, Library). WorldCat record id: 53196411 Giddings was born in England. In 1864 the family settled in Jackson county, Iowa. Giddings remained in Jackson County where he worked as a farm...

Shimek, Bohumil, 1861-1937

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Shimek lived most of his life in Johnson County, Iowa. He earned a degree in civil engineering and a master's of science from the University of Iowa. His primary interests were zoology and biology. His only recorded bird observations were from his college years. He served as county surveyor (1883-1887) and taught science at Iowa City High School (1884-1888). After two years at the University of Nebraska, Shimek returned to Iowa City to teach at the University of Iowa (1890-1937). An Iowa City el...

Iowa Ornithologists' Union

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The Iowa Ornithologists' Union (IOU) is a non-profit group, organized in 1923 to promote the enjoyment and study of birds. The goal of the IOU is to encourage interest in the identification, study, and protection of birds in Iowa and to unite those who have these interests in common. The IOU serves as a forum for the exchange of information and ideas about field identification, birding locations, habitat, and distribution. There are meetings held twice a year, and the IOU also publishes a variet...

Roberts, Francis LeRoy, 1893-1957.

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Bond, Frank, 1856-1940

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Frank Bond was an American illustrator, statesman, and cartographer. Born in Iowa and educated at the State University of Iowa, he moved to Wyoming, and became active in local politics, serving as a member of the first Wyoming legislature. He later moved to Washington, D.C., where he was chief clerk of the General Land Office and later worked for the United States Geographic Board. Bond was an active illustrator, painter, and ornithologist, and drew numerous maps, including an often-reproduced m...

Cooke, Wells W. (Wells Woodbridge), 1858-1916

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Wells Cooke grew up in Ripon, Wisconsin and earned degrees from Ripon College. He taught at Indian Schools in Minnesota, briefly studied at the University of Iowa and encouraged ornithologists to record seasonal data related to birds. He published numerous articles on bird migration in the Mississippi Valley in The Ornithologist and Oologist. From the description of Wells Woodbridge Cooke ornithological papers, 1881-1931. (Iowa Sate Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 726648907 ...

Williams, Henry Smith, 1863-1943

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Henry Smith's family moved from Durand, Illinois to Charles City, Iowa in 1873. As a young boy he was interested in shooting and mounting birds. He graduated from the Chicago Medical School and became a physician at the State Insane Asylum in Independence, Iowa. He later went to work for a mental health hospital in Bloomingdale, New York and began writing articles for scientific magazines. He edited the 25 volume Historian's History of the World, and the 4 volume History of Art in Writing. ...

Hemsley, Ethan Allen, 1887-1947.

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Stephens, T. C. (Thomas Calderwood), 1876-1948

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