Vernon Bailey Papers, 1889-1941 and undated, field notes and journals, 1889-1941
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 1 Folder 11
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Place:
Oregon
West Virginia
Nebraska
Wyoming
United States
Date Range:
1894-1897
Start Date:
1894
End Date:
18970125
Abstract:
The field book primarily documents Bailey's field work from May 1896 through October 1896 in Oregon and West Virginia during January 1897. The first specimen is recorded at Norfolk, Nebraska on May 15, 1896. From Nebraska, Bailey moved through Wyoming to Oregon collecting, observing and writing lists of mammalian, reptilian, ornithological, and botanical scientific names. The item also includes a plant catalog containing genus and species information for various locations dated 1894-1896.
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