Utah and Montana, 1914-1915 : Field diaries Search this
Collection name:
Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated
Physical Description:
2 notebooks
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 138 Folder 1
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Place:
Utah
Montana
Bear River
Corrine
United States
Date Range:
1914-1915
Start Date:
19140708
End Date:
19151024
Abstract:
The two field books document Alexander Wetmore's continued investigations into the nature and origin of duck mortality in Utah and Montana (1914-1915), while in the employ of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Biological Survey. The first notebook observations of Corinne, Utah, July 8, 1914 - August 25, 1915. Entries are mostly birdlists of the area (using common names). Notebooks is chronological,and entries are headed with the date. Some entries discuss daily activities, including travel, individuals with whom he worked.|Second notebook covers Utah from August 26 - October 24, 1915. Entries come in several formats. Many are birdlists using common names, some are descriptions of individual birds (numbered) showing health problems, that are observed over the period of several days; others are science text citations including handwritten copies of the text.
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