Scope and Content This collection contains photographs, as well as drawings, scrapbooks, and some correspondence of the immediate and extended families of Roswell and Elizabeth Garst. Series 1 (circa 1890s-2006, undated) consists of photographs of Roswell and Elizabeth, their children, Jane, Stephen, David, Antonia, and Mary, and grandchildren.Series 2 (circa 1860s-2006, undated) includes photographs of Roswell and Elizabeth’s parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, and other...

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The collection (1895-1897) consists of one bound manuscript notebook containing minutes of the first through third annual congresses, 1895-1897, a list of members, its constitution, news clippings, and correspondence.

Scope and Content The collection (1918-2012) contains correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, photographs, and publicity materials documenting the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union’s administrative activities. In addition, the records committee series includes sighting records submitted for review by the committee, field reports, photographs, batch sheets, and documentation collected to keep a record of the birds of Iowa. Correspondents include Dr. James Dinsmore, Hank and Linda Zaletel, Ann Barker, and...

Scope and Content This collection (1871-2008, undated) contains lantern slides, photographs, photographic negatives and glass plate negatives created by Walter Rosene, Sr. The collection also contains the bird watching records of Rosene, which include journals, writings, correspondence, and photographs. There are also several publications and bulletins regarding birds and Iowa’s state parks. The collection is grouped into the following series: ...

Abstract Woodward Hart Brown, dedicated Iowa ornithologist, studied and wrote about the birds of Iowa and the world. Brown was also a committed member of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union for many years. This collection contains correspondence, bird reports, bird check lists, log books, maps and publications relating to ornithology. The collection documents Brown's ornithology work primarily in Iowa but also nationally and worldwide. The bulk of this collection contains bird check lists and log...