Guide to the Edgar Averill Papers
1934-1939

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Overview of the Collection

Creator: Averill, Edgar F., 1881-
Title: Edgar F. Averill Papers
Dates: 1934-1939 ( inclusive )
Quantity: 0.5 linear feet (1 container)
Collection Number: Ax 188
Summary: 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.
Repository: University of Oregon Libraries
Special Collections & University Archives

1299 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299
URL: http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/index.html

Languages: Collection materials are in English. 
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical Note

Edgar F. Averill was born in 1881. He served as president of the Oregon Wildlife Federation in the 1930s.

Content Description

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.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access :  

Collection is open to the public.

Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.

Restrictions on Use :  

Property rights reside with Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to the Manuscripts Librarian in Special Collections & University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Preferred Citation :  

[Identification of item], Edgar F. Averill Papers, Ax 188, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Oregon.

Administrative Information

Arrangement :

Collection is organized into one series: Correspondence.


Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Correspondence
Container(s)
Description
Dates
Box
Folder
1 1 William L. Finley 1937-1939
1 2 Stream pollution
1 3 Wildlife Federation
1 4 Petitions, constitutional amendment
1 5 American Game Association
1 6 Sewage disposal
1 7 Steam Purification League, Oregon
1 8 Umpqua River

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Subjects

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

  • Personal Names :
  • Averill, Edgar F., 1881---Archives
  • Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953--Correspondence
  • Corporate Names :
  • Oregon Stream Purification League
  • Oregon Wildlife Federation
  • Oregon. State Game Commission
  • Subject Terms :
  • Conservation of natural resources--Oregon
  • Fishery law and legislation--Oregon--Umpqua River

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