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 4 Folder 10
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Diary
Place:
United States
Grand Canyon
Arizona
San Francisco Mountain
Bright Angel Creek
Painted Desert
North Rim
Elden Mountain
Navajo Mountain
Agassiz Peak
Flagstaff
Date Range:
1928
Start Date:
19280719
End Date:
19280807
Abstract:
This item is comprised of journal entries written by Bailey while performing research "at the request of the Park Service and the Carnegie Inst. to help with their nature exploration program" in the Grand Canyon in Arizona from July 19-August 7, 1928. The notes include narrative accounts of Bailey's team's efforts to collect plants, mammals, birds, and reptiles, in the vicinity of the Grand Canyon. Particular attention is paid to the trapping of lizards and rodents, and to the the behavior of deer. For corresponding specimen lists, see Box 4 Folder 9 of the same collection. Localities include: the San Francisco Mountains, Bright Angel Creek, Bright Angel Point (also known at North Rim), Elden Mountain, Navajo Mountain, San Francisco Mountain, Agassiz Peak, Flagstaff, the Painted Desert, Bailey often describes localities in terms of life zone and sometimes includes elevation information.
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