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

Minnesota

Wisconsin

Pennsylvania

West Newton

Date Range:

1930

Start Date:

19300327

End Date:

19300719

Abstract:

The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's fieldwork in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, March 27 - July 19, 1930. Entries are dated and describe travel from Washington, DC, including details (times of day, destinations, accommodations, campsites); observations of experiments in Pennsylvania relating to deer eating laurel and rhododendron; mammal (deer) specimens; stomach contents; weather; terrain (including marshes; vegetation (types and phenology); birds and mammals observed; as well as meetings and conferences attended. Locations include West Newton (last Island), Minnesota.

Topic:

Mammalogy  Search this

Ornithology  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_MODSI4292