Lester F. Ward, 4/1/1892-9/30/1892, 10/1/1892-9/30/1884 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 20 Envelope 2
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Sketches
Place:
United States
Virginia
James River And Kanawha Canal
Date Range:
1892-1894
Start Date:
18921004
End Date:
18940912
Abstract:
This notebook details the field work of Lester F. Ward for the United States Geological Survey from 1892-1894. Localities include but may not be limited to areas within Virginia, including the James River. Dated journal entries include observations of soils and rock, such as coloration, composition, and depth, as well as accounts of collecting various plant fossils. Locations of fossil beds are given, along with types of rock at these sites, and some species names. There are accounts of additional people worked with, as well as some geological sketches.
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