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Edmund Heller, British Columbia, 1914 journal

Catalog Data

Collection name:
Division of Mammals collection, Edmund Heller Field Books, 1898-1915
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Mammals
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Place:
Canada
British Columbia
Telegraph Creek
Date Range:
1914
Start Date:
19140522
End Date:
19140610
Abstract:
The journal documents Edmund Heller's field work in British Columbia, Canada, May 22 - June 10, 1914, during the Lincoln Ellsworth Expedition To Alberta and British Columbia. Pages are numbered. Entries are dated and detail weather, travel details including ENROUTE VIA RIVER, daily activities and times of day, terrain, observed flora and fauna (birds), interactions with local inhabitants and members of local tribes, campsites, specimens collected. Sometimes locations are referred to by owner of farms, geographic locations, or communities. Locations include Telegraph Creek.
Topic:
Mammalogy  Search this
Accession #:
SIA Acc. 12-212
Access Information:
At least 24 hours advance notice is recommended to consult this collection. Contact the Division of Mammals at 202-633-1253 to make an appointment.
See more records from this collection:
Division of Mammals collection, Edmund Heller Field Books, 1898-1915
See more records associated with this person:
Heller, Edmund, 1875-1939
See more records associated with this expedition:
Lincoln Ellsworth Expedition to Alberta and British Columbia, 1914
Data Source:
Smithsonian Field Book Project
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI3520