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identifier/filename
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371-00094
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title
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Letter, Lawrence Bruner to Elizabeth Van Sant, 1903, May 19
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description
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Typewritten letter, 1 page, from Lawrence Bruner to Elizabeth Van Sant, "As promised for a few days ago I now send you herewith the name of birds…"
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Transcription
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Lincoln, Nebr., May 19, 1903. Miss Elizabeth Van Sant, Omaha, Nebr. Dear Friend;- As promised a few days ago I now send you herewith the names of birds that I think should be included in a list for the state Audubon Society. As you will observe there are 290-quite too many for a single list to place in the hands of Audubon Society members. Still it is quite a difficult matter to pick out a list that woudl be good for anywhere in Nebraska without including about all the forms which I have named. If two lists could be made neither one of these would need to include over 200. My idea of such a list is to have it include at least one-third of such forms as would make the observer do some studying in order to be sure as to his records. If only the very common and well-marked forms are given but little or no real interest would be developed. One unknown bird if worked out will develop a dozen times as much interest as a bird already known to the observer. I suggest that you and Mr. Shoemaker select from this list such birds as your experience will dictate, and return my list. I ask this because of the fact that I have no funds for a stenographer this year and it takes too much "main strength and awkwardness" to prepare these in duplicate by hand. I suppose Mr. Shoemaker is feeling quite elated over the prospects of his and Wolcotts Cherry county trip. Wolcott is quite as pleased as a boy would be with his first pair of red-topped boots. Wish that I could be one of the party myself, but the fates decree otherwise. Very cordially yours,
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date
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5/19/1903
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source/RG#/MS#
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MS 0371
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isPartOf/Collection
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Nebraska Ornithologists' Union (NOU), Records
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rights
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For copyright information, please contact the repository.
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publisher
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
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language
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English
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