William Savage ornithological papers, 1856-2000.

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William Savage ornithological papers, 1856-2000.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/732989232

Collection includes biographical information of the Savage family; copies and transcripts of Savage's diary; photographs of Savage and his family; copies of his publications including articles on his bird observations; extensive information related to his paintings and the process by which they became the property of the State Historical Society of Iowa in Des Moines; and 35mm slide transparencies of Savage's bird paintings.

2.25 linear ft. (4 containers)

Iowa State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8103530

Iowa State Historical Society

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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...