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Myron Swenk letter to Philip DuMont regarding specimens, January 16, 1935 Item Info

Letter from Myron Swenk to Philip DuMont dated January 16, 1935. In this letter Swenk tells DuMont that he is returning the Horned Lark specimens but plans to continue studying the Chickadee and Sparrow specimens. Included with this letter is a list of the subspecies that Swenk associated with each Horned Lark specimen.
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Title:
Myron Swenk letter to Philip DuMont regarding specimens, January 16, 1935
Creator (Person):
Swenk, Myron H.
Date Created:
1935-01-16
Description:
Letter from Myron Swenk to Philip DuMont dated January 16, 1935. In this letter Swenk tells DuMont that he is returning the Horned Lark specimens but plans to continue studying the Chickadee and Sparrow specimens. Included with this letter is a list of the subspecies that Swenk associated with each Horned Lark specimen.
Subject (Topic):
Birds--Identification Classification Zoological specimens Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea) Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
Contributor (Person):
DuMont, Philip A. (Philip Atkinson), 1903-1996
Location:
Iowa
Latitude:
42.00027
Longitude:
-93.50049
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:
4229
Identifier:
dumont869
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9416sz7m

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"Myron Swenk letter to Philip DuMont regarding specimens, January 16, 1935", Philip A. DuMont Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
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https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9416sz7m
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