MS 589 Walter Rosene

MS 589
Walter M. Rosene, Sr. (1880-1941)
Photograph collection, 1893-1941

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

Descriptive summary

creator:	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. (1880-1941)
title:	Photograph collection
dates:	1893-1941
extent:	9.38 linear ft. (16 document boxes)
collection number:	MS 589
repository:	Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

Administrative information

access:	Open for research
publication rights:	Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation:	Walter M. Rosene, Sr. Photograph collection, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Historical note

Walter M. Rosene, Sr. (1880-1941), a native of Ogden, IA, first worked with his father in the harness business (Ogden, IA, 1896-1901) and then in a wholesale saddlery house (Chicago, IL, 1901-1902). He then was employed by the State Bank of Ogden (1902-1935) in various positions and eventually became its president, as well as selling insurance (1937-41). His special interest was the study of birds. He was one of the founders and president of the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union and was also involved with the Wilson Ornithological Club. Rosene was director of bird-study at the Wild Life School at McGregor (Iowa) and gave lectures on the subject of birds throughout Iowa.

Collection Description

This collection contains 4 series:

Series 1 - Black and White/Color Lantern Slides contains black and white and color lantern slides, the majority of which were taken by Rosene; showing birds, animals, plant life, Rosene and his colleagues, natural phenomena and maps of bird migration routes.

Series 2 - Black and White Photographs and Negatives contains black and white photographic stills of birds taken by Rosene and corresponding black and white negatives. This series also contains a few photographs of Rosene’s family and the corresponding negatives.

Series 3 - Bird Watching Records contains a collection of Iowa Ornithologists’ Union Daily Field Checking Guides completed by Walter Rosene, 1931-1941; a journal compiled by Rosene during a bird watching trip to Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota, June 14-30, 1924; photographs of the Ledges, McGregor, Iowa, and of a mother opossum with a baby opossum on her back, a hand colored black and white photograph of Pease Creek at the Ledges in Boone County Iowa; a personal reminiscences typescript (photographic scrapbook) documenting Rosene’s trips to the Ledges to bird watch, 1921-1941; and a folder of writings including correspondence related to his writing and bird watching activities, inspirational poetry, and descriptions of his bird watching excursions, 1925-1941. The majority of the objects in this collection date from 1921-1941 and document Rosene’s fieldwork with birds in Iowa and the Dakotas. A number of different species are depicted at various stages of nesting and growth. There are also a few images of Rosene himself, working in the field.

Series 4 – Black and White Glass Plate Negatives contains black and white pictures of Rosene’s hometown of Ogden, Iowa, his family’s house and farm, and many of his family members (circa 1893-1907), as well as images of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.

Series 5 – Black and White Photographic Prints and Negatives contains images of the McGregor Wildlife School (McGregor, Ia), locations near the Mississippi River, and the Meskwaki Pow Wow in Tama, Ia.

Organization

The collection is organized into four series: Series 1 - Black and White/Color Lantern Slides, Series 2 - Black and White Photographs and Negatives, Series 3 - Bird Watching Records, Series 4 - Glass Plate Negatives. Series 1 is arranged as placed by Rosene; Series 2 is arranged by type of bird; Series 3 is arranged alphabetically; Series 4 is arranged as placed by Rosene; and Series 5 is arranged by topic.

Description of series / container list


Series 1	Black and White/Color Lantern Slides, approximately 1934-1935, n.d.
extent:	2.7 Linear Feet (5 glass negative boxes)
description:	Black and white and color lantern slides, the majority of which were taken by Rosene; showing birds, animals, plant life, Rosene and his colleagues, natural phenomena and maps of bird migration routes.
Box 1	Box A, #1 through Box B, #22
Box A, #1	Site of the Red-Tailed Hawk Nest, n.d.
Box A, #2	Young Red-Tailed Hawks, n.d.
Box A, #3	Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawks, n.d.
Box A, #4	Nest Marsh Hawk, n.d.
Box A, #5	Young Marsh Hawk, n.d.
Box A, #6	Great Horned Owl Nest in Tree, n.d.
Box A, #7	Rosene in a Tree, n.d.
Box A, #8	Ladder to Nest, n.d.
Box A, #9	Young in Nest, n.d.
Box A, #10	Young in Nest, n.d.
Box A, #11	Young in Nest, n.d.
Box A, #12	Young About to Leave, n.d.
Box A, #13	Quail Nest, n.d.
Box A, #14	Young Hatched by Hen, n.d.
Box A, #15	Quail Nest–11 eggs, n.d.
Box A, #16	Female on Nest, n.d.
Box A, #17	Eggs Hatching, n.d.
Box A, #18	Eggs Hatching, n.d.
Box A, #19	Chicks on a Hat, n.d.
Box A, #20	Chipping Sparrow at Nest, n.d.
Box A, #21	Chipping Sparrow on Nest, n.d.
Box A, #22	Chipping Sparrow on Nest, n.d.
Box A, #23	Bluebird at House, n.d.
Box A, #24	Ruby-throated Hummingbird at Nest, n.d.
Box A, #25	Chickadee Nest in Stump, n.d.
Box A, #26	Young Chickadees, n.d.
Box A, #27	Meadowlark Nest, n.d.
Box A, #28	Meadowlark Near Nest, n.d.
Box A, #29	Meadowlark at Nest, n.d.
Box A, #30	Young Meadowlarks in Nest, n.d.
Box A, #31	Snake Eating Young Meadowlark, n.d.
Box A, #32	Sheep in Pasture–Over-grazed, n.d.
Box A, #33	Corn Shock, n.d.
Box A, #34	Spider Web, n.d.
Box A, #35	Yosemite Falls, n.d.
Box A, #36	Bluebird, n.d.
Box A, #37	Dutchman’s Britches, n.d.
Box A, #38	Spider Web, n.d.
Box A, #39	Mourning Dove on Nest, n.d.
Box A, #40	Catbird Feeding Young, n.d.
Box A, #41	Meadowlark at Nest, n.d.
Box A, #42	Mirror Lake, Yosemite, n.d.
Box A, #43	Sunset Over Lake, n.d.
Box A, #44	Cass Lake, Minn., n.d.
Box B, #1	Canada Goose at Nest, n.d.
Box B, #2	Canada Goose at Nest, n.d.
Box B, #3	Ruddy Duck Nest, 10 Eggs, n.d.
Box B, #4	Pintail Nest with 2 Stones, n.d.
Box B, #5	Ruddy Duck with 10 Eggs, n.d.
Box B, #6	Coot Nest–1 Egg Broken, n.d.
Box B, #7	Mallard Hen with 10 Young, n.d.
Box B, #8	Jack Snipe, n.d.
Box B, #9	Wilson Phalarope, n.d.
Box B, #10	Tracks in Snow–Looking for Seeds, n.d.
Box B, #11	Meadowlark at Nest, n.d.
Box B, #12	Avocet on Nest, n.d.
Box B, #13	Avocet Nest and Eggs, n.d.
Box B, #14	Avocet Hatching, n.d.
Box B, #15	Avocet Hatching Leaving Nest, n.d.
Box B, #16	Baltimore Oriole at Nest, n.d.
Box B, #17	Hooded Mergansers, n.d.
Box B, #18	Robin’s Nest atop Wren Nesting Box, n.d.
Box B, #19	Robin’s Nest atop Bluebird Nesting Box, n.d.
Box B, #20	Blue Winged Teal Nest 12 Egg, n.d.
Box B, #21	Blue Winged Teal, n.d.
Box B, #22	Cactus Plant, n.d.
Box 2	Box B, #23 through Box C, #52
Box B, #23	Sand Hills, Nebraska, n.d.
Box B, #24	Peonies, n.d.
Box B, #25	Cactus Flower, n.d.
Box B, #26	Cactus Flower, n.d.
Box B, #27	Pasque Flower, n.d.
Box B, #28	Pink Lady Slipper, n.d.
Box B, #29	Pussy Willows, n.d.
Box B, #30	Water Lilies Lotus, n.d.
Box B, #31	Water Lilies, n.d.
Box B, #32	Eared Grebe Nest Site, n.d.
Box B, #33	Eared Grebe Nest with Eggs, n.d.
Box B, #34	Eared Grebe Chick, n.d.
Box C, #1	Dr. Leroy Titus Weeks, n.d.
Box C, #2	Warbling Virow with Feed at Nest, n.d.
Box C, #3	Red-Winged Blackbird Nest, n.d.
Box C, #4	Female Red-Wings at Nest, n.d.
Box C, #5	Dove Nest on Ground, n.d.
Box C, #6	Chickadee at Feeder, n.d.
Box C, #7	Nest in Fork at Shrub, n.d.
Box C, #8	Baltimore Oriole at Nest, n.d.
Box C, #9	Baltimore Oriole at Nest, n.d.
Box C, #10	Young Orioles, n.d.
Box C, #11	Botanists - Pammel and Shimek, n.d.
Box C, #12	Blazing Star, n.d.
Box C, #13	Horse Mint, n.d.
Box C, #14	Black-eyed Susan, n.d.
Box C, #15	Dog-toothed Violet, n.d.
Box C, #16	Violet, n.d.
Box C, #17	Yellow Lady Slipper, n.d.
Box C, #18	Paul’s Scarlet Roses, n.d.
Box C, #19	Migrant Shrike Nest, n.d.
Box C, #20	Migrant Shrike Nest, n.d.
Box C, #21	Young Shrikes, n.d.
Box C, #22	Three Young Shrikes, n.d.
Box C, #23	Grasshopper on Thorn, n.d.
Box C, #24	Walter Bennet Photography, n.d.
Box C, #25	Flying Black Tern, n.d.
Box C, #26	Nest Black Tern, n.d.
Box C, #27	Black Tern on Nest, n.d.
Box C, #28	Whippoorwill on Nest with Egg, n.d.
Box C, #29	Whippoorwill on Nest, n.d.
Box C, #30	Whippoorwill on Nest with Eggs, n.d.
Box C, #31	Young Whippoorwill, n.d.
Box C, #32	Young Whippoorwill, n.d.
Box C, #33	Nest of Barred Owl–3 Eggs, n.d.
Box C, #34	Young Barred Owls, n.d.
Box C, #35	Young Barred Owls, n.d.
Box C, #36	Young Barred Owls, n.d.
Box C, #37	Young Barred Owls, n.d.
Box C, #38	Young Barred Owls, n.d.
Box C, #39	Young Barred Owls, n.d.
Box C, #40	Young Barred Owls, n.d.
Box C, #41	Dead Tree with Barred Owl Nest, n.d.
Box C, #42	Dead Tree with Barred Owl Nest, n.d.
Box C, #43	Food for Owls, n.d.
Box C, #44	Picture Lost
Box C, #45	Rosene with Owls, n.d.
Box C, #46	Three Young Screech Owls, n.d.
Box C, #47	Picture Lost
Box C, #48	One Young Screech Owls, n.d.
Box C, #49	Mice from Screech Owl Nest, n.d.
Box C, #50	Horned Owl’s Nest, n.d.
Box C, #51	Horned Owl’s Nest, n.d.
Box C, #52	Horned Owl’s Nest, n.d.
Box 3	Box C, #53 through Box D, #58
Box C, #53	Food from Horned Owl’s Nest, n.d.
Box C, #54	Egg Shell on Ground, n.d.
Box C, #55	Owl Pellets, n.d.
Box C, #56	Saw Whet Owl, n.d.
Box C, #57	Burrowing Owl, n.d.
Box C, #58	Peregrine Falcon, n.d.
Box C, #59	Horned Owl Kill, n.d.
Box D, #1	Mourning Dove, n.d.
Box D, #2	Mallard Ducks with Young, n.d.
Box D, #3	Mallard Ducks with Young, n.d.
Box D, #4	Mallard Ducks with Young, n.d.
Box D, #5	Killdeer Nest with Eggs, n.d.
Box D, #6	Killdeer on Nest, n.d.
Box D, #7	Killdeer on Nest, n.d.
Box D, #8	Bobolink Nest with Eggs, n.d.
Box D, #9	Female Bobolink, n.d.
Box D, #10	Bobolink Range–Map, n.d.
Box D, #11	Forster Tern Nest, n.d.
Box D, #12	Forster Tern Nest, n.d.
Box D, #13	Forster Tern Nest, n.d.
Box D, #14	Forster Tern at Nest with Young, n.d.
Box D, #15	Forster Tern at Nest with Young, n.d.
Box D, #16	Young Forster Tern, n.d.
Box D, #17	Young Forster Tern, n.d.
Box D, #18	Immature Forster Tern, n.d.
Box D, #19	Bittern on Nest, n.d.
Box D, #20	Bittern on Nest, n.d.
Box D, #21	Bittern on Nest, n.d.
Box D, #22	Bittern on Nest, n.d.
Box D, #23	Swamp Sparrow Nest with Cowbird Eggs, n.d.
Box D, #24	Bittern, n.d.
Box D, #25	Prairie Chicken Nest with Eggs, n.d.
Box D, #26	Prairie Chicken, n.d.
Box D, #27	Prairie Chicken on Nest, n.d.
Box D, #28	Prairie Chickens in Hat, n.d.
Box D, #29	Prairie Chicken Chick, n.d.
Box D, #30	Sharp-tailed Grouse in the Field, n.d.
Box D, #31	Sharp-tailed Grouse Nest with Eggs, n.d.
Box D, #32	Sharp-tailed Grouse Nest in Grass, n.d.
Box D, #33	Sharp-tailed Grouse Eggs Hatching, n.d.
Box D, #34	Bobwhite Quail Nest, n.d.
Box D, #35	Bobwhite Quail Nest Destroyed, n.d.
Box D, #36	Bobwhite Quail Nest Destroyed, n.d.
Box D, #37	Purple Martin, n.d.