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James Peters letter to Philip DuMont regarding Sparrow identification, January 2, 1934 Item Info

Letter from James Peters to Philip DuMont dated January 2, 1934. Peters informs Philip DuMont that he has not finished reviewing the Sparrow specimens sent to him, but gives a preliminary assessment. Included with this letter is a letter from Janetta DuMont, who is forwarding Philip DuMont's mail, discussing the DuMont family's activities around Christmas. This document is in response to a letter from DuMont: https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9n00zs9f. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w97m04048.
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Title:
James Peters letter to Philip DuMont regarding Sparrow identification, January 2, 1934
Creator (Person):
DuMont, Janetta A.
Date Created:
1934-01-02
Description:
Letter from James Peters to Philip DuMont dated January 2, 1934. Peters informs Philip DuMont that he has not finished reviewing the Sparrow specimens sent to him, but gives a preliminary assessment. Included with this letter is a letter from Janetta DuMont, who is forwarding Philip DuMont's mail, discussing the DuMont family's activities around Christmas. This document is in response to a letter from DuMont: https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9n00zs9f. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w97m04048.
Subject (Topic):
Bird watching Birds--Identification Ornithology--Study and teaching Classification Zoological specimens Families Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
Subject (Person):
Griscom, Ludlow, 1890-1959
Contributor (Person):
DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Location:
Iowa Herschel Island
Latitude:
42.00027; 69.58294
Longitude:
-93.50049; -139.08866
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:
3553
Identifier:
dumont1642
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w96688q00

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"James Peters letter to Philip DuMont regarding Sparrow identification, January 2, 1934", Philip A. DuMont Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
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https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w96688q00
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