Iowa Ornithologists' Union Collection

A selection of field notes, correspondence, administrative records and photographs from the Iowa Ornithologists' Union Collection

Contents: About the collection | Related resources | Accessibility| Tech

About the collection

The Iowa Ornithologists’ Union (IOU), a nonprofit group organized in 1923, promotes the identification, study, and protection of birds in the state of Iowa. The collection materials, dating from the early 20th to the early 21st centuries, include field notes, correspondence, administrative records, clippings, photographs, and other documentation pertaining to birds and bird watching in Iowa.

Avian Archives of Iowa Online (avIAn)

Accessibility information

The Iowa State University Library is committed to providing access to its digital content. Certain material, particularly older materials, handwritten documents, and visual content, present unique challenges in providing fully accessible resources. If you are experiencing barriers to accessing, viewing, or navigating the Digital Collections site please contact us for assistance or to request additional formats.

Technical Credits - CollectionBuilder

This digital collection is built with CollectionBuilder, an open source framework for creating digital collection and exhibit websites that is developed by faculty librarians at the University of Idaho Library following the Lib-Static methodology.

Using the CollectionBuilder-CSV template and the static website generator Jekyll, this project creates an engaging interface to explore driven by metadata.

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