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Edgar F. Averill papers
Averill, Edgar F., 1881-
Ax 188
0.5 linear feet
1 container
1934-1939
Edgar F. Averill was president of the Oregon Wildlife Federation. The collection comprises correspondence relating to the conservation of natural resources in Oregon from 1934 to 1939.
1 container
English
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1
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Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953
Oregon. State Game Commission
Oregon Stream Purification League
Oregon Wildlife Federation
Conservation of natural resources--Oregon
Fishery law and legislation--Oregon--Umpqua River
Environmental Conditions
Sports and Recreation
Oregon
Fisheries and Wildlife
Correspondence
Edgar F. Averill was born in 1881. He served as president of the Oregon Wildlife Federation in the 1930s.
The collection comprises approximately 300 letters, dated from 1934 to 1939. The correspondence concerns the business of the Oregon Wildlife Federation, a proposal to reorganize the Oregon State Game Commission, plans of the Oregon Stream Purification League, and the regulation of fishing on the Umpqua River. There is also a file of correspondence with William L. Finley, 1937-1939.
Guide to the Edgar Averill papers
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