Charles Elmer Resser Papers, 1912-1942 and undated : series 2, field notebooks, diaries, account books, and miscellaneous notebooks, 1913-1942 and undated
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 5 Folder 2
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Place:
United States
Montana
White Sulphur Springs
South Fork Smith River
Newland Creek Quarry
Big Birch Creek
Date Range:
1914
Start Date:
19140624
End Date:
19141010
Abstract:
This field book contains notes from 26 June to 10 October 1914 that Resser took in Montana during paleontological and geological research. Resser notes brachiopods, gastropods, algae, trilobites, and other specimens from the Cambrian and other periods. Brief notes on vegetation, mammals, and birds spotted are also included. Locations include but are not limited to White Sulphur Springs, Smith River, Willow Creek, and Newland Creek. A sketch of the stratification of a section within the valley of Big Birch, accompanied by descriptions of each layer, is also included. Expenses recorded throughout the notebook, but also listed starting on page 185. 189 pages.
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