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
Alabama
Gulf of Mexico
Perdido Bay
Dauphin Island
Mississippi
Petit Bois Island
Date Range:
1913-1915
Start Date:
19130521
End Date:
19151221
Abstract:
The field book documents A. H. Howell's field work in Alabama, May 1913 - December 21, 1915. He was assistant biologist for the US Biological Survey. Entries are dated and describe travel details (destinations, times of day, mode of transportation, accommodations, campsites), daily work, interactions and work with local staff and inhabitants, weather, and specimen collecting (mammals including beaver). Additional location information includes geological landmarks (i.e. swamps) and farms. Collecting locations include Sand Mountain, Alabama; the Alabama / Mississippi border (Petit Bois Island and Dauphin [Dauphine] Island).
