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Ed Currier letter to Philip DuMont regarding nest and egg collection, October 19, 1934 Item Info

Letter from Ed Currier to Philip DuMont dated October 19, 1934. In this letter Currier says that he read in Iowa Bird Life that DuMont is working on an article about breeding birds in Iowa and reports that when he lived in Iowa he collected nests and eggs. Currier lists some of the species in his collection and asks DuMont to list some reliable collections in Iowa.
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Title:
Ed Currier letter to Philip DuMont regarding nest and egg collection, October 19, 1934
Creator (Person):
Currier, Edmonde S.
Date Created:
1934-10-19
Description:
Letter from Ed Currier to Philip DuMont dated October 19, 1934. In this letter Currier says that he read in Iowa Bird Life that DuMont is working on an article about breeding birds in Iowa and reports that when he lived in Iowa he collected nests and eggs. Currier lists some of the species in his collection and asks DuMont to list some reliable collections in Iowa.
Subject (Topic):
Birds--Eggs Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Nests Birds--Collection and preservation Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) Kentucky Warbler (Geothlypis formosa) Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)
Contributor (Person):
DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Location:
Iowa Keokuk
Latitude:
42.00027; 40.39727
Longitude:
-93.50049; -91.38487
Language:
eng
Source:
Philip A. DuMont papers
Call Number:
MS 153
Finding Aid Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9sr1d
Contributing Institution:
Iowa State University. Special Collections and University Archives
Publisher:
Iowa State University. Library
Extent:
2 pages
Genre:
correspondence
Type:
Text
Format:
image/jpeg
Digital Collection Title:
Philip A. DuMont collection
Digital Collection Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w97w6754s
Related Resource:
Avian Archives of Iowa Online (avIAn)
Avian Identifier:
4213
Identifier:
dumont162
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9q814r9t

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