Alternate Title:

Lester F. Ward, 1/1/1887-6/30/1890  Search this

Collection name:

Geological Survey (U.S.), field notebooks, 1881-1915 and undated

Physical Description:

1 field book

Physical Location:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation:

Box 1 Folder 18

Record type:

Fieldbook record

Object Type:

Field notes

Place:

United States

Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park

Date Range:

1887-1890

Start Date:

18870102

End Date:

18900630

Abstract:

This notebook details the field work of Lester F. Ward for the United States Geological Survey from 1887-1890. Localities include but may not be limited to areas within Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park. Dated journal entries include accounts of procedural and paperwork, travel details, and daily activity, as well as terrain and rock descriptions, accounts of collecting sites and the plant and animal fossils collected, and information on specific localities.

Topic:

Geology  Search this

Paleontology  Search this

Accession #:

SIA Acc. 07-041

Access Information:

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Geological Survey (U.S.), field notebooks, 1881-1915 and undated

See more records associated with this person:

Ward, Lester Frank 1841-1913

Geological Survey (U.S.)

Data Source:

Smithsonian Field Book Project

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI5686