Collection name:

Mammal Section, Bird and Mammal Labs, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, Division of Mammals

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:

United States

New Hampshire

Pennsylvania

Kusumpe Pond

Date Range:

1927

Start Date:

19270805

End Date:

19271017

Abstract:

The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's fieldwork in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, August 5 - October 17, 1927. Entries are dated and describe travel details (destinations, accommodations, distances), interactions with local inhabitants, descriptions of beaver farms and their owners, vegetation (types, state of growth, life zones), terrain, possible sites for beaver colonies, observations of muskrats, and habitat. Locations include but are not limited to Kusumpe pond, New Hampshire. Includes contact information for local inhabitants with whom he met.

Topic:

Mammalogy  Search this

Accession #:

SIA Acc. 12-443

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:

Mammal Section, Bird and Mammal Labs, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, Division of Mammals

See more records associated with this person:

Bailey, Vernon, 1864-1942

Data Source:

Smithsonian Field Book Project

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI4273