Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
MS 386
Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club
Records, 1931-1954, undated
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club |
| title: | Records |
| dates: | 1931-1954, undated |
| extent: | 0.21 linear feet (1 half-document box) |
| collection number: | MS 386 |
| repository: | Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club Records, MS 386, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Historical note
The Fairfield (Iowa) Bird Club was organized on March 2, 1933. The first meeting was held at the Fairfield Public Library. The club elected the following officers: Mrs. A. E. Labagh (President), Mrs. Mildrede Williams (Vice-President), Mr. Paul S. Junkin (Secretary), and Mrs. Fran Ricksher (Treasurer). A Program Committee was appointed. Members of the Program Committee were Mrs. C. J. Fulton, Mrs. John Auckland, and Mrs. Mildrede Williams. Meeting on a monthly basis, the original dues were set at 25 cents per year. Meetings consisted of informational presentations and discussions about birds, with refreshments served after the presentations. The last set of minutes in this collection is dated November 20, 1952. On April 24, 1954, the feeding fund account set up by the club at the First National Bank of Fairfield, Fairfield, Iowa, was closed. |
Collection description
The collection (1931-1954, undated) contains calendars, correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, news clippings, notes, programs, reports, wildlife poster stamp album and stamps, and scrapbook items. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Calendars |
1952-1954 |
1 |
2 |
Correspondence |
1938-1953 |
1 |
3 |
Financial records |
1933-1954, undated |
1 |
4 |
Meeting minutes |
1933-1952 |
1 |
5 |
News clippings |
1939, undated |
1 |
6 |
Notes |
undated |
1 |
7 |
Programs |
1933-1936, undated |
1 |
8 |
Report: "Eighty Trees Occurring on the Parsons College Campus, Evergreen Cemetery, and Other Parts of Fairfield," September |
1950 |
1 |
9 |
Report: "Winter Birds," November 20 |
1952 |
1 |
10 |
Scrapbook items |
1931-1947, undated |
1 |
11 |
Wildlife poster stamp album and stamps |
1939-1940 |