Charles Rollin Keyes ornithological papers, 1884-1942.

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Charles Rollin Keyes ornithological papers, 1884-1942.

The bulk of the collection consists of materials written by Keyes regarding ornithology (including a copy of his Preliminary annotated catalogue of the birds of Iowa) and some biographical materials about Keyes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8103514

Iowa State Historical Society

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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...