William L. Finley papers, 1899-1946.

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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 The collection consists of published and unpublished manuscripts, lecture and field notes, reports, correspondence, photographs and motion picture films.

18 boxes, including 1 oversize box and 1 map folder.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8142497

Oregon State University Libraries

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United States. Bureau of Reclamation

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United States. Bureau of Biological Survey

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American Nature Association

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Pack, Arthur Newton, 1893-1975

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Finley, Irene

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

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William L. Finley (1876-1953) was a naturalist and photographer. From the guide to the William L. Finley letters and scrapbook, 1946-1962, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) Renowned wildlife conservationist William L. Finley was born on August 9, 1876 in Santa Clara, California. His family moved to Portland, Oregon, in 1887. Finley graduated from the University of California in 1903 and in 1906 he married Nellie Irene Barnhart. The Finleys lived for many years at ...

Averill, Edgar F. 1881-.

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Church, Campbell.

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Jewett, Stanley G. (Stanley Gordon), 1916-

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Bohlman, Herman

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Herman Theodore Bohlman was born on April 15, 1872 in Portland, Oregon, and lived there all of his life. He was a lifelong friend of William L. Finley, renowned ornithologist, naturalist, and conservationist. Bohlman and Finley were co-founders of the North-Western Ornithological Association in 1894. Several accounts tell of Bohlman teaching Finley photography, and the two started photographing birds in the late 1890s. Between 1899 and 1908 they made trips to the Columbia River (1900), Three Arc...

Finley, Phoebe.

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