Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated January 3, 1927. In this letter Rosene rails against the Izaak Walton League and National Audubon Society for not doing enough to ensure wildlife conservation and laments his own efforts to motivate the Iowa Ornithologists' Union.
Letter from Philip DuMont to Fred Pierce dated June 29, 1945. DuMont responds to Pierce's request to review a questionable sighting by saying that sightings of rare birds should only be published if they were made under ideal conditions. This document is in response to a letter from Pierce: https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9kp7tr0x.
Letter from Max Stempel to Philip DuMont dated January 13, 1935. Stempel replies to DuMont's request for additional details about some bird specimens. This document is in response to a letter from Dumont: https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w90v89h0d This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w97d2q693.
Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated September 19, 1929. Rosene doesn't know who to propose for membership in the American Ornithologists' Union since he doesn't know who is already a member. He also reports finding a King Rail egg on his farm.
Letter from Martin Grant to George Hendrickson dated June 25, 1956. In this letter to George Hendrickson (copied to Harold Ennis and Philip DuMont), Grant discusses the layout and nomenclature used for the revision of the Iowa Birds checklist. This document is in response to a letter from Philip DuMont: https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9nk3647v.
Report for the Iowa Fish and Game Commission. In this report Logan J. Bennett discusses factors creating a decrease in Duck nesting from 1933 to 1934. This report was published in Transactions of the American Game Conference, vol. 21.
Letter from Percy Taverner to Philip DuMont dated January 2, 1936. In this letter Taverner responds to DuMont's article "Red Shafted Flicker Secured at Des Moines, Iowa" published in the Wilson Bulletin, vol.47, no.2 by discussing Flicker hybrids.
Annotated checklist of birds. Edgar Harlan responds to Philip DuMont's questionnaire requesting specimens and sight records needed for his revised list of the birds of Iowa. Harlan reports on whether the species is present, if it breeds in state, how common or rare the bird is, and if there is a specimen available.
Bird checklist dated June 12. A checklist of birds sighted by Philip DuMont, Kenneth Nelson, Walter Rosene and Bob Walker at Little Wall Lake, Jewell, Ogden, Paton and Long Pond, annotated with number sighted.
Letter from Burt Gresham to Philip DuMont dated April 14, 1933. Gresham requests information about Snow and Blue Goose migration through Iowa, with particular interest in whether the Snow and Blue Goose flocks are mixed. This document is answered by a telegram from DuMont: https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9833mz0z.
Letter from Philip DuMont to George Hendrickson dated November 29, 1956. In this letter to George Hendrickson (copied to Martin Grant and Harold Ennis) DuMont details some changes that he made to the revised checklist and notes that he had Fred Lincoln, who is in the process of reviewing the American Ornithologists' Union checklist, double check his corrections. Included is Philip DuMont's edited revised Check-list of Iowa Birds. This document is in response to a letter from Hendrickson: https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9w08wg2d.
Annotated checklist of birds. Charles Spiker responds to Philip DuMont's questionnaire requesting specimens and sight records needed for his revised list of the birds of Iowa. Spiker reports on whether the species is present, if it breeds in state, how common or rare the bird is, and if there is a specimen available.
Letter from Philip DuMont to James Peters dated April 28, 1933. In this letter DuMont discusses identifying and reclassifying the bird collection at the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History, and lists numerous other bird collections held in Iowa.
Letter from Walter Rosene to Philip DuMont dated April 11, 1928. Rosene discusses his observations of a Barred Owl, how he identifies geese, and some recent sightings.
Annotated checklist of birds. Emil Nauman responds to Philip DuMont's questionnaire requesting specimens and sight records needed for his revised list of the birds of Iowa. Nauman reports on whether the species is present, if it breeds in state, how common or rare the bird is, and if there is a specimen available.
Myrle Jones to Philip DuMont dated June 24, 1934. Jones reports on Starling sightings from March 4, 1933 to March 20, 1934. He also mentions his current activities while attending Iowa State College.
Letter from George Hendrickson to Philip DuMont dated May 22, 1956. In this letter Hendrickson asks for Dumont's help in revising the Iowa Bird checklist in order to ensure that it conforms with American Ornithologists' Union practice. This document is answered by a letter from DuMont: https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9nk3647v.
