Curatorial Correspondence and Memoranda, 1950-2001
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 4 Folder 34
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Sketches
Place:
Hensonville
Catskill
Albany
Cairo
United States
New York
Date Range:
1957-1959
Start Date:
19570911
End Date:
19590515
Abstract:
This field book was kept by Francis M. Hueber in New York, 1957-1959. Entries are narrative and describe Hueber's field work collecting paleobotanical specimens. Also included are descriptions of quarries and collecting sites. No collector numbers are included. Localities include: Cairo Quarry, Hensonville, Cape Horn, Mountain Crest Quarry, Onteora, Albany, Catskill, Mt. Zoar, Some entries include temperatures, weather observations, and elevations. Includes some rough sketches of quarries.
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