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Walter Rosene, Jr. letter to Pam Allen regarding the nomination of the Goldfinch as the Iowa state bird, March 24, 1993 Item Info
- Title:
- Walter Rosene, Jr. letter to Pam Allen regarding the nomination of the Goldfinch as the Iowa state bird, March 24, 1993
- Creator (Person):
- Rosene, Walter, 1912-
- Date Created:
- 1993-03-24
- Description:
- Walter Rosene, Jr. letter to Pam Allen regarding the origin of how the Goldfinch became nominated for the Iowa State bird. The letter highlights a visit Walter Rosene, Jr. and his father made to Althea R. Sherman's house and how after seeing a very artistic painting of a Goldfinch by Althea's sister, his father said that the Goldfinch should be the state bird.
- Subject (Topic):
- Ornithology--Societies, etc. State birds Birds in art American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
- Subject (Person):
- Sherman, Althea R. (Althea Rosina), 1853-1943 Bailey, Mary L. Palas, Arthur J. Rosene, Walter, 1880-1941 Wendelburg, Toni
- Contributor (Person):
- Allen, Pam
- Location:
- Iowa
- Latitude:
- 42.00027
- Longitude:
- -93.50049
- Language:
- eng
- Source:
- Iowa Ornithologists’ Union records
- Call Number:
- MS 166
- Box:
- 46
- Folder Number:
- 11
- 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:
- 1 page
- 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:
- 10102
- Identifier:
- iou20672
- Filename:
- ms0166b046f011i0005.jpg
- Item Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9697006t
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Walter Rosene, Jr. letter to Pam Allen regarding the nomination of the Goldfinch as the Iowa state bird, March 24, 1993", Iowa Ornithologists' Union Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
- Reference Link:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9697006t
Rights
- Rights:
- This item is protected by U.S. copyright and related rights. It is being made available by Iowa State University as its rights-holder for noncommercial use, including sharing and adapting the work. No permission is required for noncommercial use so long as attribution is provided. All other uses require permission from Special Collections and University Archives.