Geological Survey (U.S.), field notebooks, 1881-1915 and undated
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 1 Folder 10 Envelope 2
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Sketches
Place:
United States
Wyoming
New Mexico
Colorado
Date Range:
1909
Start Date:
19090618
End Date:
19080823
Abstract:
This notebook documents the field work of Frank Knowlton for the United States Geological Survey from June 18 - August 23, 1909. Localities include but may not be limited to areas within Wyoming, New Mexico, and Colorado. Dated daily entries include information on travel and daily activity, as well as distance measurements and accounts of plant and plant fossil specimen collecting. Terrain, soil, and rock information is also discussed, and there are some sketches present. There is also a list numbered 1-83 of specific localities collected in during the season of 1909.
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