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Martin L. Grant letter to Woodward H. Brown regarding comments concerning the field checking list of Iowa birds, December 16, 1962 Item Info

Letter from Martin L. Grant to Woodward H. Brown regarding comments concerning the field checking list of Iowa birds, December 16, 1962. The letter details a response from Grant after receiving feedback about the Checklist from Brown, Frederick W. Kent, and Peter C. Petersen, including Grant's willingness to omit old common bird names and simplifying the family names by reducing to one word wherever possible.
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Title:
Martin L. Grant letter to Woodward H. Brown regarding comments concerning the field checking list of Iowa birds, December 16, 1962
Creator (Person):
Grant, Martin L.
Date Created:
1962-12-16
Description:
Letter from Martin L. Grant to Woodward H. Brown regarding comments concerning the field checking list of Iowa birds, December 16, 1962. The letter details a response from Grant after receiving feedback about the Checklist from Brown, Frederick W. Kent, and Peter C. Petersen, including Grant's willingness to omit old common bird names and simplifying the family names by reducing to one word wherever possible.
Subject (Topic):
Bird watching Birds--Identification Birds--Nomenclature Ornithology--Methodology
Subject (Person):
Petersen, Peter C. Kent, Frederick W. (Frederick Wallace), 1894-1984
Contributor (Person):
Brown, Woodward H.
Location:
Davenport Des Moines Iowa City Iowa
Latitude:
41.52364;41.60054;41.66113;42.00027
Longitude:
-90.57764; -93.60911; -91.53017; -93.50049
Language:
eng
Source:
Iowa Ornithologists’ Union records
Call Number:
MS 166
Box:
1
Folder Number:
3
Finding Aid Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w97v03
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:
Iowa Ornithologists’ Union collection
Digital Collection Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9513tv8b
Related Resource:
Avian Archives of Iowa Online (avIAn)
Avian Identifier:
10137
Identifier:
iou20030
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9280513n

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"Martin L. Grant letter to Woodward H. Brown regarding comments concerning the field checking list of Iowa birds, December 16, 1962", Iowa Ornithologists' Union Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
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https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9280513n
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