Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

MS 153
Philip A. DuMont (1903-1996)
Papers, 1868-1981, undated


Descriptive summary

creator: DuMont, Philip A. (1903-1996)
title: Papers
dates: 1868-1981, undated
extent: 4.41 linear feet (10 document boxes and 1 half-document box)
collection number: MS 153
repository: Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access: Open for research
publication rights: Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation: Philip A. DuMont Papers, MS 153, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Biographical note

Philip A. DuMont was born in Rochester, Minnesota, on 9 July 1903 and spent much of his childhood in Des Moines, Iowa. DuMont received his B.S. in biology (1926) from Drake University; his bachelor's thesis was titled "The One Hundred Most Common Birds of Polk County."

In 1932, DuMont started graduate work with Joseph Grinnell at the University of California, Berkeley, but did not complete the degree. Later in 1932 he began graduate work at the University of Iowa. His research there eventually was published as a monograph, A Revised List of the Birds of Iowa (University of Iowa Studies in Natural History, 1933). From 1927 to 1931 DuMont was employed by the Bird Department of the American Museum of Natural History. During that time he spent sixteen months studying birds and mammals in Madagascar.

In 1933, he was hired by cartoonist and conservationist Jay N. ("Ding") Darling to assess potential wildlife areas in Iowa. In 1935, he began work for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, first as a biologist at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon and then as manager of Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge in South Dakota. From 1936 to 1937 in South Dakota, he banded 16,453 birds of ninety-three species, the second highest total in North America. He worked for the Fish and Wildlife Service until 1972, spending many years in Washington, D.C. He was chief of the Branch of Interpretation and wrote hundreds of leaflets, bird and mammal lists, and brochures for the refuge system. He remained in Washington until 1986 when he moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

He joined the American Ornithologists Union in 1927 and became an Elective Member in 1941. DuMont published about two hundred articles, mainly on birds. Most were short notes discussing distributional or systematic questions. He also was an authority on daylilies and for many years chaired a daylily show in Washington, D.C.

Philip DuMont and his wife Jean had three daughters and a son. DuMont died in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on 12 February 1996.

 

Collection description

The collection (1868-1981, undated) documents Philip A. DuMont's private and professional interests in ornithology and conservation through correspondence, research and project files, reports, articles, speeches, photographs, and newspaper clippings. These materials pertain to Iowa ornithology, Iowa conservation, DuMont's work with various conservation organizations, research on birds, and notes on bird collections.

The bulk of the collection contains writings and research notes by DuMont. In addition to DuMont's writings, the collection also contains articles which cite DuMont's work and which pertain to his interests and research. Records related to his research and projects on ornithology and conservation contain field notes, summaries of his findings and observations, rough drafts, meeting minutes from various conservation and ornithology related organizations, reports made by the Iowa Fish and Game Commission, and reports and proposals made by DuMont regarding conservation projects in Iowa. The correspondence covers topics such as DuMont's research, articles, ornithological projects, and also contains personal correspondence. Correspondents include Jay N. Darling, P.H. Elwood, and Walter M. Rosene. Also included are biographical files on DuMont, materials issued by organizations DuMont was a member of, and subject files related to conservation and ornithology.

 

Related materials

 

 

 

Description of series

Series 1 Biographical Files 1924-1980, undated
extent: 0.2 linear feet
description: This series contains biographical information, a bibliography of DuMont's writings, university class notes and other materials related to DuMont's ornithological interests.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Ornithological Bibliography of Philip A. DuMont

1939

1

2

Biography

1980

1

3

"A History of the Des Moines Audubon Bird Club"

undated

1

4

Scientific Collecting Certificates

1932-1934

1

5

University Class Notes

1924

 

Description of series

Series 2 Correspondence
1929-1958
extent: 0.42 linear feet
description: This series contains DuMont's correspondence with various individuals, including correspondence related to his "Check-list of Iowa Birds" and other ornithological projects, personal correspondence, and correspondence related to articles written by DuMont.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

6

Check-list of Iowa Birds

1954-1958

1

7

Charles C. Ayres

1946-1947

1

8

John H. Baker, National Association of Audubon Societies

1935

1

9

Charles H. Batton

1935

1

10

Logan J. Bennett

1935-1940

1

11

W. C. Boone

1935

1

12

Woodward H. Brown

1954

1

13

Jay N. ("Ding") Darling

1934

1

14

P. H. Elwood

1935

1

15

Martin L. Grant

1962

1

16

George O. Hendrickson and M. A. Stempel

1934-1954

1

17

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Fritz Henning

1933

1

18

M. L. Hutton, Letter of Resignation

1935

1

19

M. L. Jones

1944

1

20

Olivia McCabe

1956

1

21

Daniel McKinley

1962

1

22

Helen Peasley and Florence Thornburg

1937

1

23

James L. Peters

1933

1

24

Fred J. Pierce

1933-1945

1

25

Walter M. Rosene

1926-1940

1

26

Fred T. Schwab

1943

1

27

T.C. Stephens

1929-1935

1

28

Successful Farming

1933-1935

1

29

U.S. Biological Survey

1929-1935

1

30

General Correspondence

1932-1933

1

31

General Correspondence

1933-1936

1

32

Material on Job Applications

1929-1934

 

Description of series

Series 3 Research and Projects 1922-1977, undated
extent: 1.67 linear feet
description: This series contains research and projects undertaken by DuMont related to conservation and ornithology. Included are notes and observations made by DuMont, material related to DuMont's projects, reports made by the Iowa Fish and Game Commission, and reports and proposals made by DuMont regarding conservation projects in Iowa.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

33

"Analysis of Quail Crops Taken During Winter of 1934-35" by Logan J. Bennett, Game Technician

1934-1935

1

34-35

Articles on Sand Lake N.W. Refuge, South Dakota

1936-1939, undated

1

36

Bird Calendar (Bird Observations)

1922-1930

2

1

Bird Study – Merit Badge

1966

2

2

A Bird Community Notes

undated

2

3

Birds of the Chicago Region

undated

2

4

Blue and Snow Goose Migration, includes newspaper clippings

1937-1939, undated

2

5

"The Blum Bird Collection Near Terril"

1934

2

6

Canada Goose Notes

1933-1934

2

7

Check List of Minnesota Birds and Migration and Nesting Record

undated

2

8

Checklist on South Dakota birds

undated

2

9

"Clear Lake, Pocahontas County, Iowa"

undated

2

10

"Clear Lake Project: Hancock and Cerro Gordo Counties, Iowa"

undated

2

11

Daily Field Checklists

1923-1977, undated

2

12

Dewey's Pasture, Clay County, Iowa

1934

2

13

"Dewey's Pasture. Outlet from Mud Lake into Trumbull Lake. Mud Lake"

undated

2

14

"Dwight Collection"

undated

2

15

Elk Lake, Clay County, Iowa

undated

2

16

"Embeck Bird Collections"

undated

2

17

Examination Report and Communication in Regard to the Ruthven Marsh Project

1935

2

18

"Expansion of Biological Survey Project No. 1035 For Conducting a Commercial Fisheries Survey"

undated

2

19

"Furs, Fins, and Feathers." Includes Notes

undated

2

20

"Game Management Areas in Iowa"

1935

2

21

"Investigation of Public Lands for Game Production Areas." Wasteland Survey Project No. 1047 by Iowa State Planning Board

1935

2

22

"Iowa: A Game Production Project in Salt Creek Township, Davis County"

1934

2

23

"Iowa Birds Collected During 1934"

1934

2

24-25

Iowa Fish and Game Commission Minutes of Meetings of Chief Supervisor, District Supervisors and Game Technicians, Correspondence, and Warden and Game Management Program

1934-1935

3

1

Iowa Fish and Game Commission: 1047

1934, undated

3

2

Iowa Fish and Game Commission: Biology

1934

3

3

Iowa Fish and Game Commission: Deputy Game Wardens

undated

3

4

Iowa Fish and Game Commission: Drained Lakes

undated

3

5

Iowa Fish and Game Commission: Feeding Program

1934-1935

3

6

Iowa Fish and Game Commission: Field Trips

1934, undated

3

7

Iowa Fish and Game Commission: Foxes

1934

3

8

Iowa Fish and Game Commission: Game Management Areas

1934

3

9

Iowa Fish and Game Commission: Game Returns

1933-1934, undated

3

10

Iowa Fish and Game Commission: Lake Reports

1920-1935, undated

3

11

Iowa Fish and Game Commission: Leopold's Reports

1932, undated

3

12

Iowa Fish and Game Commission: Meandered Lakes and Streams

1932

3

13

Iowa Fish and Game Commission: Muskrat Report

1934

3

14

Iowa Fish and Game Commission: Organizations

1934, undated

3

15

Iowa Fish and Game Commission: Pheasants

1932-1934, undated

3

16

Iowa Fish and Game Commission: Planning Board

1934

3

17

Iowa Fish and Game Commission: Quail Reports

1934

3

18

Iowa Fish and Game Commission: Quail Shooting Areas

1934

3

19

Iowa Fish and Game Commission: Rental, State Lands

undated

3

20

Iowa Fish and Game Commission: Refuges

1932-1934, undated

3

21

Iowa Fish and Game Commission: Status, Waterfowl

1933-1934, undated

3

22

Iowa Fish and Game Commission: Union Slough Directory

undated

3

23

Iowa Fish and Game Commission: Wild Life Areas

1934

4

1

"Iowa Proposed Wild Fowl Refuge Areas: Ruthven Area, Clay County"

undated

4

2

Journal

1933-1934

4

3

Journal, April 12 to November 28

1934

4

4

List of Bird Articles

undated

4

5

List of Birds and Notes on Horned Lark Collection

1935, undated

4

6

List of Birds in Missouri

undated

4

7

List of Birds Observed at American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) Meeting in Charlestown, South Carolina

1928

4

8

List of Topics, Notes on Bird Breeding, Trip through Canada, Notes from Iowa Historical Museum

undated

4

9

"Lizard Lake, Pocahontas County, Iowa"

undated

4

10

Mud Lake, Clay/Palo Alto Counties, Iowa

undated

4

11

Notes and Correspondence Regarding Talbot Paroquets

1933, undated

4

12

Notes on Accidental or Rare Specimens of Iowa Birds

undated

4

13

Notes on Bird Attributes, Egg Composition, the Cowbird, and Bird Environments

1933, undated

4

14

Notes on Bird Problems, Breeding, and Lists of Birds

undated

4

15

Notes on Directory of Birds to be collected in Iowa

undated

4

16

Notes on Bird Migration, Temperature, and Ideas for Articles

undated

4

17

Notes on Iowa Bird Collections

undated

4

18

Notes on Iowa Bird List

1929-1934, undated

4

19

"Notes on Iowa Birds During the Summer of 1934"

1934

4

20

Notes on Museum of Natural History, University of Iowa

undated

4

21

Notes on Specimens and Articles

undated

4

22

Observations of Iowa Lakes

1935, undated

4

23

Observations of May 14, 1933, Birds in Boone County

1933

4

24

"Outlet from Mud Lake into Trumbull Lake" Clay County, Iowa

undated

4

25

The Outlet to Lost Island Lake, Clay County, Iowa

undated

4

26

"The Plains Shelterbelt Project" and "Tree and Shrub Species"

undated

4

27

"Preliminary Report: Survey of Wild Life Areas in Iowa" and other documents on Biological Survey Project No. 1035

1934

4

28

"Proposed Game Refuge Areas Which are Suitable for Forestry Projects"

undated

4

29

"Proposed Mississippi River Valley Areas in Iowa"

1935

5

1

"Proposed Plan For Developing Wild Life Thickets on Rural School Grounds in Iowa"

undated

5

2

"Proposed Plan of Intensive Game Production" Davis County, Iowa

1935

5

3

"A Proposed Revision of the List of Iowa Birds"

undated

5

4

"Proposed Snow Fence and Game Cover Planting"

undated

5

5

Proposed Waterfowl Refuges and Wildlife Management (1 photograph of Allen Green)

1934

5

6

Questionnaire for a New Birds of Iowa

1928, undated

5

7

Recommendations to the Iowa Fish and Game Commission

1934

5

8

Red-tailed Hawk Notes

1932-1933

5

9

"Report of the State Highway Commission on the Iowa Lakes and Lake Beds"

1916

5

10

"Report on a Revised Birds of Iowa"

undated

5

11

"A Report on a Slough in Palo Alto County, Iowa"

undated

5

12

"A Report on Additional Slough, Marsh and Drained Lake Areas in Clay County, Iowa"

undated

5

13

"Report on Midway Islands – Albatross Study" Correspondence with Lt. Gen. Joseph Smith, Military Air Transport Service

1955

5

14

"Report on the Small Ponds Sloughs and Reservoirs Survey"

1934

5

15

Round Lake, Clay County, Iowa

undated

5

16

"Ruffed Grouse Program for Iowa" by Logan J. Bennett, Game Technician

undated

5

17

"Rush Lake, Palo Alto County, Iowa"

undated

5

18

"Ruthven Project," Clay and Palo Alto Counties, Iowa

undated

5

19

"Savannah Sparrows"

1933-1934

5

20

"Second Six Month's Report to the Iowa State Planning Board"

1934

5

21

"Silver Lake, Palo Alto County, Iowa"

undated

5

22

"Species in Class Aves"

undated

5

23

Specimen Lists

undated

5

24

Staling Notes for Iowa: Includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, and an article by May Thacher Cooke on "The Spread of The European Starling in North America (to 1928)"

1933-1935

5

25

"Summary of Plants and Shrubs Collected for Game Cover and Food Planting Program"

undated

5

26

"Sunk Grove, or Sunken Island Lake, Pocahontas County, Iowa"

undated

5

27

"Survey of Dry Lake Beds in Iowa"

1935

5

28

Tentative Program for the Next Six Months of the Biological Survey Project No. 1035

1934

5

29

Theoretical Plan for Gravel Pit by Aldo Leopold

undated

5

30

"Types of Surveys in the Land and Water Program"

undated

5

31

Union Slough

undated

5

32

Union Slough, Kossuth County, Iowa

undated

5

33

University of Iowa Natural History Museum

undated

5

34

"Virgin Lake, Palo Alto County, Iowa"

undated

5

35

Waterfowl Census on January 26

1936

5

36

"Waterfowl Conditions in the Missouri Valley"

undated

5

37

"Waterfowl Food Plants"

undated

 

Description of series

Series 4 Writings by DuMont 1926-1976, undated
extent: 2.5 linear feet
description: This series contains published articles, letters, speeches, and observations by DuMont. The subject matters include bird censuses, bird observations, ornithological issues, migration patterns, bird collections, bird species, ornithological articles, Iowa and Nebraska birds, hunting, and book reviews. The files are arranged in a numbered series with unnumbered writings arranged alphabetically at the end.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

6

1

No. 1 "The One Hundred Most Common Birds of Polk County, Iowa"

1926

6

2

No. 2 [Christmas Census, Des Moines, Iowa.]

1926

6

3

No. 3 "The ‘Boyids' of New York." Read before the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Des Moines, Iowa

1927

6

4

No. 5 Mysterious Death of Birds at Little Wall Lake

1928

6

5

No. 6 [Christmas Census, Wilton, Connecticut] Bird-lore, vol.30, no.1, pp.32-33.

1927

6

6

No. 7 "Pomarine Jaegers and Phalaropes Offshore in November" Auk, vol. 46, no. 1, pp.102-103 (DuMont is a co-author)

1928

6

7

No. 8 "Holboell's Grebe (Colymbus holboelli) in Iowa in June." Wilson Bulletin. Vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 191-192.

[1929]

6

8

No. 9 "Some Iowa Observations" Bulletin of the Iowa Ornithologists' Union, vol. 7, no. 4, p. 28.

1929

6

9

No. 10 "Identification of Sycamore Warbler in Connecticut Was Satisfactory." Auk, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 353-354

[1929]

6

10

No. 11 "Ani (Crotophaga Ani) Wintering in Florida"

1929

6

11

No. 12 "Wilson's Phalarope and Baird's Sandpiper in South Carolina" Auk, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 539-540

1929

6

12

No. 13 "Some Observations on the Use of Bird Skins and Feathers by the American Indian"

1929

6

13

No. 14 "Killing Wildfowl from Airplanes"

[1929]

6

14

No. 15 "The European Starling at Des Moines, Iowa" Wilson Bulletin, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 252

[1929]

6

15

No. 16 "Occurrence of the Russet-backed Thrush in Iowa" Wilson Bulletin, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 252

[1929]

6

16

No. 17 [Christmas Census, Fairfield County, Connecticut] Bird Lore, vol. 31, no. 1, p. 27

1928

6

17

No. 18 [Christmas Census, Montauk, Long Island, New York] Bird Lore, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 29-30

[1929]

6

18

No. 19 "Rare Connecticut Birds in Sanctuary Collection" Auk, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 93-94.

[1930]

6

19

No. 20 "The Distribution Westward of Seiurus Noveboracensis Noveboracensis"

[1930]

6

20

No. 21 "Christmas Census," Georges Bank (South and East of Nantucket, Mass.), Bird-Lore, vol. 32, no. 1, p. 24

[1930]

6

21

No. 22 "Abundance of Wintering Limicolae on the Florida West Coast" Auk, vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 247-248

1929

6

22

No. 23 "Summary of Bird Notes from Pinellas County, Florida"

1931

6

23

No. 24 "Birds of Polk County, Iowa." Includes Correspondence and List of Reviews

1931

6

24

No. 25 "Directory to the Birds of Sarasota, Florida"

1931

6

25

No. 27 "Starlings in Washington County, Iowa"

1931

6

26

No. 28 "Notes from Central Iowa"

1932

6

27

No. 29 "Some 1931 Middle Western Records of the Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)" Wilson Bulletin, vol. 45, no. 1, p. 29

1933

6

28

No. 30 "Some 1931 Fall Notes from Central Iowa" Iowa Bird Life, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 8-9

1931

6

29

No. 31 "Comparing Two Recent Iowa Bird Lists" Iowa Bird Life, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 28-29

1931

6

30

No. 32 "Some Notes from Southern Florida" Auk, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 236-237

1931

6

31

No. 33 "Pomarine Jaegers (Stercorarius Pomarinus) off Key West, Florida" Auk, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 220-221

1931

6

32

No. 34 "Some Iowa Birds in a Des Moines Collection" Wilson Bulletin, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. 236-237

1932

6

33

No. 35 "Bird Notes from Tehama County, California" Condor, vol. 34, no. 4, p. 192

1932

6

34

No. 36 "Field Characters of the Starling." Iowa Bird Life, vol. 2, no. 3, p. 41

[1932]

6

35

No. 37 "Summer Notes from Central Iowa" Iowa Bird Life, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 38-39

1932

6

36

No. 38 "The Atlantic Kittiwake Taken in Central Iowa" Auk, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 102-103

1933

7

1

No. 39 "American Egret in Lake County, Indiana" Wilson Bulletin, vol. 44, no. 4, p. 236

1932

7

2

No. 40 "Know Iowa Hawks"

1932

7

3

No. 41 "Old Specimen of the Blue-faced Booby from Texas" Auk, vol. 58, no. 1, p. 92

1933

7

4

No. 42 "The American Egret in Iowa" Iowa Bird Life, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 48-50

1932

7

5

No. 43 [Bird Notes] (from Iowa City). Iowa Bird Life, vol. 2, no. 4, p. 54.

1932

7

6

No. 44 "The Iowa Red-tailed Hawks" Iowa Bird Life, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 5-7

1933

7

7

No. 45 "A Mensural Study of a Collection of Grus Canadensis from Iowa and Nebraska" Wilson Bulletin, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 13-15

1933

7

8

No. 47 "A Definite Nebraska Record for the Black Gyrfalcon" Nebraska Bird Review, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 12-14

1933

7

9

No. 49 "Report on a Revised Birds of Iowa" Iowa Bird Life, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 11-12

1933

7

10

No. 50 "A Record of the Treganza's Great Blue Heron from Central Nebraska" Nebraska Bird Review, vol. 1, no. 2, p. 31

1933

7

11

No. 51 "Notes on the Nebraska Flickers Contained in the Talbot Collection" Nebraska Bird Review, vol. 1, no. 2, p. 32

1933

7

12

No. 52 "An Old Specimen of Hybrid Flicker from Central Arkansas" Auk, vol. 50, no. 3, p. 362

1933

7

13

No. 53 "The Snowy Owl in Iowa" Wilson Bulletin, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 82-83

1933

7

14

No. 54 "Breeding Birds in Iowa" Iowa Bird Life, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 24-25

1933

7

15

No. 55 "The Iowa Specimen of Pacific Loon Reexamined" Wilson Bulletin, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 89-90

1933

7

16

No. 56 "Nebraska Towhees in the Talbot Collection" Nebraska Bird Review, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 63-64

1933

7

17

No. 57 "Some Nebraska Bird Records in the Talbot Collection" Nebraska Bird Review, vol. 1, no. 3, p. 64

1933

7

18

No. 58 "Pedioecetes Phasianellus Kennicottii Revived" Auk, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 432-433

1933

7

19

No. 60 "Museum Acquisitions at the University of Iowa" Iowa Bird Life, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 40-41

1933

7

20

No. 61 "Florida Cormorant from Dismal Swamp, Virginia. A Correction" Auk, vol. 51, no. 1, p. 78

1934

7

21

No. 62 "Type Specimens of Birds Taken in Iowa" Iowa Bird Life, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 54-55

1933

7

22

No. 63 "Second Occurrence of the Western Sandpiper in Iowa" Wilson Bulletin, vol. 45, no. 4, p. 197

1933

7

23

No. 64 "Bird Notes During August 1933 from Polk County, Iowa" Iowa Bird Life, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 56-57

1933

7

24

No. 65 "A Revised List of the Birds of Iowa" University of Iowa Service Bulletin, vol. 17, no. 47, p. 4

1933

7

25

No. 66 "The Passenger Pigeon as a Former Iowa Bird." Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, vol. 11, pp. 205-211

1933

7

26

No. 67 "Nebraska Horned Larks in the Talbot Collection" Nebraska Bird Review, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 131-132

1933

7

27

No. 68 "The Present Range of the Starling in Iowa" Iowa Bird Life, vol. 3, no. 4, p. 53

1933

7

28

No. 69 "Specimens of Fregata magnificens in the University of Iowa Museum" Wilson Bulletin, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 120-122

1934

7

29

No. 70 "Migrant Nelson's Sparrows in Central Iowa" Wilson Bulletin, vol. 46, no. 1, p. 62

1934

7

30

No. 71 "The American Egret and Little Blue Heron in Iowa During 1933" Iowa Bird Life, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 4-5

1934

7

31

No. 72 "Additional Records of the Starling in Iowa"

[1934]

7

32

No. 73 "Fall Migration Notes on Red-tailed Hawks in Iowa" Iowa Bird Life, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 18-19

1934

7

33

No. 74 "Western Harlequin Duck Taken in Central Iowa" Wilson Bulletin, vol. 46, no. 1, pp. 63-64

1934

7

34

No. 75 "The Breeding Birds of Iowa" The Oologist, vol. 51, no. 5, whole no. 563, pp. 50-66

1934

7

35

No. 76 "The Bald Eagle as an Iowa Bird" Iowa Bird Life, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 2-4

1934

7

36

No. 77 Chapter on "Non-game Birds" in Furs, Fins and Feathers

1934

7

37

No. 78 "A Proposed Revision of the 'Revised List of The Birds of Iowa'"

1934

7

38

No. 79 "Shufeldt's Junco Taken in Northwestern Iowa" Wilson Bulletin, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 200-201

[1934]

7

39

No. 80 "First Occurrence of the Starling in the 99 Iowa Counties"

[1934]

7

40

No. 81 "A Report on the Starling in Iowa" Auk, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 525-526

1934

7

41

No. 82 "Observations of the Ferruginous Roughleg in Iowa" Wilson Bulletin, vol. 46, no. 4, p. 262

1934

7

42

No. 83 "The Double-crested Cormorant Nesting in Southeastern Iowa" Auk, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 509-510

1934

7

43

No. 84 "Additional Obervations of Harlan's Krider's and the Western Red-tailed Hawk in Iowa" Iowa Bird Life, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 509-510

1934

7

44

No. 85 "Iowa Specimen of the American Eider Is Redetermined as the Pacific Eider" Wilson Bulletin, vol. 46, no. 3, p. 203

1934

7

45

No. 86 "Notes on Iowa Birds During the Summer of 1934." Iowa Bird Life, vol.4, no.4, pp.52-53.

1934

7

46

No. 87 [Letter to Open Forum Editor Concerning American Egrets and Little Blue Herons in Iowa] Des Moines Register

1934

7

47

No. 89 [Anderson's "Birds of Iowa" Not Out of Print] Iowa Bird Life, vol. 4, no. 3, p. 38

1934

7

48

No. 90 "Franklin's Gulls on Storm Lake" Iowa Bird Life, vol. 4, no. 4, p. 50

1934

7

49

No. 91 "A Systematic Analysis of the Measurements of 404 Nebraska Specimens of Geese of the Branta canadensis Group, formerly contained in the D.H. Talbot Collection." Nebraska Bird Review, vol.2, no.4.

1934

7

50

No. 92 [A Trip Across the Everglades of Florida by Auto. One Number in a Series "Around the World with Birds", Compiled by Harry Flock. Regina, Saskatchewan.]

1934

7

51

No. 93 "Magpies in Western Iowa." Outdoor Iowa, News Release of the Iowa Fish and Game Commission.

1934

7

52

No. 94 "Where to go duck hunting?" Outdoor Iowa, News Release of the Iowa Fish and Game Commission.

1934

7

53

No. 95 "Starlings Increasing in Western Iowa." Outdoor Iowa, News Release of the Iowa Fish and Game Commission.

1934

7

54

No. 96 "Prairie Chickens in Iowa." Outdoor Iowa, News Release of the Iowa Fish and Game Commission.

1934

8

1

No. 97 "Maximum Members of Shore Birds in Iowa During the Spring of 1934." Auk, vol.52, no.1, pp.83-85.

1935

8

2

No. 98 "Woodcocks increasing in numbers." Outdoor Iowa, News Release of the Iowa Fish and Game Commission.

1935

8

3

No. 99 "A List of Bird Books Suitable for Iowa." Mimeographed by the Iowa Fish and Game Commission.

[1935]

8

4

No. 101 "The role of the Accidental or Straggling Species of Birds in Iowa." Iowa Bird Life, vol.5, no.1, pp.8-9.

1935

8

5

No. 102 "Specimen of greater Scaup Duck Found in Northern Iowa." Wilson Bulletin, vol.47, no.1, pp.72-73.

1935

8

6

No. 105 "Northern Phalaropes in Northwestern Iowa." Wilson bulletin, vol.47, no.1, p.72.

1935

8

7

No. 106 "Caspian Terns in North Central Iowa." Wilson Bulletin, vol.47, no.1, p.72.

1935

8

8

No. 107 "Fall Bird Notes from Clay County, Iowa. Iowa Bird Life, vol.5, no.1, p.6.

1935

8

9

No. 108 "An Autumnal Flight of Broad Winged Hawks in Eastern Iowa." Iowa Bird Life, vol.5, no.1, p.5.

1935

8

10

No. 109 "Red Shafted Flicker Secured at Des Moines, Iowa." Wilson Bulletin, vol.47, no.2, p.158.

1935

8

11

No. 110 "Prairie Falcon Records from Northwestern Iowa." Wilson Bulletin, vol.47, no.2, pp.162-163.

1935

8

12

No. 111 "Passenger Pigeon Specimens." Iowa Bird Life, vol.5, no.2, p.27.

1935

8

13

No. 112 "Additional Breeding Birds in Iowa." The Oologist, vol.52, whole no.578, pp.83-84.

1935

8

14

No. 113 "Distinctive Places in Iowa for Bird Study." Iowa Bird Life, vol.5, no.3, pp.36-38.

1935

8

15

No. 114 "The American Egret and Little Blue Heron in Iowa." Iowa Bird Life, vol.5, no.3, p.43.

1935

8

16

No. 115 "An Old Record of the Brown-headed Nuthatch in Iowa and Illinois." Wilson Bulletin, vol.47, no.3, p.240.

1935

8

17

No. 116 "The Starling now nearly in all Iowa Counties." Iowa Bird Life, vol.5, no.3, p.44.

1935

8

18

No. 117 "The 1934-35 Magpie Invasion into Iowa." Iowa Bird Life, vol.5, no.3, p.44.

1935

8

19

No. 118 "Private Bird Collections in Iowa." Iowa Bird Life, vol.5, no.3, pp.38-41.

1935

8

20

No. 119 "Additional Iowa Species of Birds Substantiated by Specimens." Wilson Bulletin, vol.47, no.3, pp.205-208.

1935

8

21

No. 120 "Chuck-wills-widow Collected in Southeastern Iowa." Wilson Bulletin, vol.47, no.3, p.239.

1935

8

22

No. 121 "Directory of Birds to be Collected in Iowa." Iowa Conservation Commission.

1935

8

23

No. 122 "Specimen of European Widgeon Taken in Northwestern Iowa." Wilson Bulletin, vol.47, no.3, p.236.

1935

8

24

No. 123 "The Weights of 356 Nebraska Specimens of Geese of the Branta Canadensis Group Formerly Contained in the D.H. Talbot Collection." Nebraska Bird Review, vol.3, no.4, pp.135-141 (with two tables).

1935

8

25

No. 124 "Old Nesting Records of Rare Birds in Iowa." The Oologist, vol.53, no.1, pp.8-10.

1936

8

26

No. 125 "Anderson Printed His Own Local Bird List." Iowa Bird Life, vol.6, no.1, p.5.

1936

8

27

No. 126 "Distribution and Abundance of the Woodcock as a Summer Resident and Breeding Bird in Iowa." Boston Society of Natural History, vol.9, no.2, pp.233-235.

1936

8

28

 "Audubon Western Bird Guide". Pough, Richard H. Doubleday & Co. Book Review by Philip A. DuMont

1957

8

29

Biological Abstracts:  Hawks

1933

8

30

"Birding in Iowa in the 1930s"

undated

8

31

"Checklist of Iowa Birds"

1954

8

32

"Christmas Bird Counts 1971: Summary," Atlantic Naturalist (Reprint). Vol.27, no.1, Spring.

1972

8

33

"Data on Migrant Birds at Emmetsburg, Iowa"

1934

8

34

"Franklin's Gulls Nesting on Sand Lake Refuge, South Dakota"

undated

8

35

"Historical Notes on the Birds of Black Hawk County, Iowa" by Dennis Schlicht and Letter to the Editor

1973-1974

8

36

"How to Study Birds"

1933

8

37

"In Memoriam, Allan D. Cruickshank," Atlantic Naturalist. Vol.30, no.1, Spring.

1975

8

38

"In Memoriam, Clarence Cottam." Atlantic Naturalist. Vol.29, no.2, Summer.

1974

8

39

"The Invasion of the Staling into Iowa"

undated

8

40

"Karcher Memorial Slide Collection." Atlantic Naturalist. Vol.31, no.2, Summer.

1976

8

41

Letter on American Egret, Sunday Register, September 2, 1934

1934

8

42

Letter on European Starling near Oskaloosa, Oskaloosa Tribune, August 31, 1934

1934

8

43

Letter to Open Forum Editor

1936

8

44

"National Wildlife Refuges and Endangered Species of Birds"

1951

8

45

"New Standard English Names for Birds." Compiled by Philip A. DuMont. Atlantic Naturalist (Reprint). Vol.28, no.4, Winter.

1973

8

46

Observations on December 26, 1934, Bird-Lore, Vol XXXVII no.1, January 1935

1935

8

47

"The Oologist"

1934

8

48

"Planning for Fish and Game Restoration" Talk over WOI

1934

8

49

"The Present Status of the American Egret and Little Blue Heron in Iowa"

undated

8

50

"The Question of Hawks in Iowa"

undated

8

51

Rare Birds in Iowa, Wilson Bulletin, Vol. XLIV, no.4.

1932

8

52

"Relation of Franklin's Gull Colonies to Agriculture on the Great Plains"

1940

8

53

"The Remer Bird Collection of Le Mars"

1935

8

54

"A Report on the Revised Nomenclature of the List of Iowa Birds"

1932

8

55

"Restoration of Mingo Swamp Will Add Important Link in Chain of Federal Waterfowl Refuge", Missouri Conservationist. Vol.5, no.4.

1944

8

56

A Review of Ornithology in Iowa; Accomplishments and Objectives

undated

9

1-3

The Revised List of the Birds of Iowa Part 1 of 3

1934

9

4

"Some Fall Notes From Central Iowa"

1934

9

5

"Song Birds"

undated

9

6

"Specimens of Extinct Birds in Iowa Collections"

1933

9

7

"Starlings in Mahaska County"

undated

9

8

"A State Wide Program of Wild Life Areas"

1935

9

9

"Subspecies and Bird Watching"

undated

9

10

"Subspecies, and Their Place in The List of Iowa Birds"

1933

9

11

"The Tennant Bird Collection at Arnold's Park"

1935

9

12

United States Dept. of the Interior. Fish and Wildlife Service. National Wildlife Refuge Bibliography. Compiled by Philip A. DuMont. Wildlife Leaflet no. 334.

1951

9

13

United Articles on Birds

undated

9

14

"Unusual Birds Found Near Des Moines"

undated

9

15

"Warblers, and How to Identify Them"

1933

9

16

"The Ways of Wildfowl" by Bishop, Richard E. Ferguson Publishing Co. New York. Book Review by Philip A. DuMont. Atlantic Naturalist (Reprint). Vol.27, no.1.

1972

9

17

"Wellendorf Bird Collection at Algona"

1935

9

18

"Why Keep Bird Records?"

1947

9

19

Woodpeckers

undated

 

Description of series

Series 5 Writings by Others 1868-1981, undated
extent: 0.5 linear feet
description: This series includes ornithological writings by people other than DuMont, many of which cite DuMont's writings. Many of these authors have professional connections to DuMont.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

9

20

Allen, J.A. "Notes on Birds"

1868

9

21

Bennett, Logan J. "Game Cover Plantings Made By E.C.W. Camps, Spring of 1935"

1935

9

22

Bennett, Logan J. "Pheasants in Southern Iowa"

undated

9

23

Bennett, Logan J. "Shrubs and Trees Recommended for Five Thousand Acre Experimental Game Area in the National Forest Area in Iowa"

1935

9

24

Bennett, Walter W. "Birds of Sioux City, Iowa" and Notes

1931

9

25

Bennett, Walter W. "Some Needed Bird Observations in Iowa"

undated

9

26

Bennitt, Rudolf. "Check-list of the Birds of Missouri"

1932

9

27

Boston Society of Natural History. "Distribution and Abundance of Woodcock in Iowa"

undated

9

28

Brown, Woodward H. "Polk County Checklist of the Observations of Members of the Des Moines Audubon Society"

1953

9

29

Darling, Jay N. "The Story of the Wildlife Refuge Program" Parts 1 and 2

1954

9

30

Dinsmore, James J. "Iowa's Avifauna: Changes in the Past and Prospects for the Future"

1981

9

31

DuMont, W. G. "Winter Observations of Iowa Migrants"

1937

9

32

Eddy, Brayton. "101 Animals of the Bible"

1948

9

33

Ennis, J. Harold. "A Catalog of Birds that Appear on Postage Stamps"

undated

9

34

Fenton, Carroll Lane. "The Birds of Floyd County, Iowa"

1923-1924

10

1

Hendrickson, George O. "Observations on Nests and Young of the Coot"

1937

10

2

Hodges, James. "The American Egret in Iowa"

undated

10

3

Illinois Audubon Society. "Check List of the Birds of Illinois"

undated

10

4

Keiser, Leon P. and Kozicky, Edward L. "Sex and Age Determination of Wild Turkeys"

1943

10

5

Low, Jessop B. "A Comparison of Spring Migrations of Some Birds Through Clay and Palo Alto Counties, Iowa"

1939

10

6

Musgrove, Jack. "Check List of Iowa Birds"

1949

10

7

Pierce, Fred J. "Birds of Buchanan County, Iowa" with Letter from Pierce

1930

10

34

Rosene, Walter Jr. and Ralph C. Gaines "Woody Plants of Iowa Recommended for Game Cover"

undated

10

8

Schorger, A.W. "The Passenger Pigeon in Wisconsin and the Problems in its History"

undated

10

9

Smith, Lloyd. "A Report on the Establishment of Waterfowl Game Management Areas in Southern Iowa"

undated

10

10

Spawn, Gerald B. "The 1934 Fall Migration of Shore Birds Through Clay and Palo Alto Counties, Iowa"

1935

10

11

Stephens, T.C. "The Birds of Dakota County, Nebraska"

1937

10

12

Stephens, T.C. "A Project in Iowa Ornithology"

1937

10

13

Swenk, Myron H. "A Study of the Distribution and Migration of the Great Horned Owls in the Missouri Valley Region"

1937

10

14

Tinker, A.D. "Notes on the Ornithology of Clay and Palo Alto Counties, Iowa"

1914

10

15

Weller, Milton W., Adams, I.C. Jr. and Rose, B.J. "Winter Roosts of Marsh Hawks and Short-Eared Owls in Central Missouri"

1955

10

16

Williams, H.V. "Birds of the Red River Valley of Northeastern North Dakota" and Notes

1926, undated

10

17

Youngworth, W.M. "The Birds of Fort Sisseton, South Dakota, A Sixty Year Comparison"

1935

 

Description of series

Series 6 Organizations
1923-1947
extent: 0.3 linear feet
description: This series contains articles and information issued by organizations DuMont was a part of or interested in, including the American School of Wild Life Protection and the Iowa Ornithologists' Union.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

10

18

American School of Wildlife Protection

1923-1934

10

19

"The Bulletin" Iowa Ornithologists Union

1929

10

20

Iowa Ornithologists Union Annual Meeting Programs

1933-1936

10

21

Iowa Ornithologists' Union Convention

1947

10

22-23

Letters of Information Issued by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union

1923-1932

 

Description of series

Series 7 Subject Files 1904-1971, undated
extent: 0.5 linear feet
description: This series contains information and research contained in DuMont's collection, but not directly related to his projects. These documents include bibliographies of ornithological data, articles on ornithology, conservation in Iowa, newspaper clippings related to ornithology and DuMont, and photographs.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

10

24

Bibliography of Polk County, Iowa 1883-1934

ca. 1934

10

25

Bibliography of Reports, Iowa State Planning Board

undated

10

26

Correspondence and Notes Regarding Walter Savage

1933

10

27

Excerpt from "Birds Extinct in Iowa and Those Becoming So" by Paul Bartsch

undated

10

28

Game Policies

1933-1936, undated

10

29

"Iowa State Planning Board Distribution of Waterfowl Principle Waterfowl Flyways Breeding and Wintering Fall Migration"

undated

10

30

Lands Owned by State Board of Control and Education

undated

10

31

Lewis and Clark Trail

1965, undated

10

32-33

News Clippings

1904-1971, undated

11

1-2

News Clippings

1933-1936, undated

11

3

"Notes on Bird Antics"

1943

11

4

"Notes on the North American Wildlife Conference"

1938

11

5

Photographs

1928, undated

11

6

Principal Waterfowl Flyways Fall Migrations

undated

11

7

Smith Collection

undated