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Title
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Transcribed Diary Notes, 1900_007
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Alternative Title
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Transcribed Diary Notes, 1900
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Date
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1900
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Creator
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Elizabeth Van Sant
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Description
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Elizabeth Van Sant transcribed letters
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Identifier
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321301
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Transcription
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7 they riddled the leaves and pinched the buds to death. More delicate plants they pulled up or scratched out of the ground. This destructiveness is of course due to their abnormal confinement; they simply loved to desolation the tiny bit of natural habitat which we offered. March 18 The sparrows have made efforts at nests in various places; on ledges too narrow to afford support, or even little masses stuck into forks of the bare shrubs which we give them for perches. Noting their inclination we have furnished them small lots of dry vegetable materials for their experiments. So we placed a box about eight inches square and high, with one small opening on the side, the top closed over, above the window. Junior took possession of the box, and Philip built on top of it, both rushing the nest-building. Each sleeps now in the nest which he has made. Not-even takes no part in the business. March 21 Texas has taken to sleeping in the tree, on a certain crook of one of the larger branches. He can fly to it from the back of the chair. March 22 Both nests of the sparrows are bulky affairs. Though their tempers are bad, Philip and Junior have the greatest regard for each other's rights; no stealing of nest material, and no trespassing. Have added to their building material quantities of dead bluegrass, and short narrow strips of cloth. Not-even is still indifferent, if not indeed uppish.
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Rights
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To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
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