Frederic Leopold Collection

Description

Frederic Leopold (1895-1989), the brother of wildlife ecologist Aldo Leopold, was active in conservation efforts and wildlife ecology in Iowa. Concerned about the possible extinction of the wood duck, he designed houses for wood ducks and conducted extensive studies on their mating and nesting habits. This collection contains correspondence, photographs, wood duck studies, notes, and other materials documenting his ecological work.

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Time Span

1921 to 1988
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Top Subjects

wood duck (aix sponsa) birds--research birdhouses ducklings wood duck--behavior

Locations

burlington iowa city des moines iowa river mississippi river, iowa

Genre

correspondence photographs reports diaries clippings (information artifacts)

Objects

107 IMAGE/JPEG
107 TOTAL ITEMS
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