Alternate Title:

1908, Bering Id, V  Search this

Collection name:

Leonhard Stejneger Papers, 1753, 1867-1943

Physical Description:

1 field book

Physical Location:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation:

Box 26 Folder 7

Record type:

Fieldbook record

Object Type:

Field notes

Diary

Place:

Russia

Beringa, ostrov

Nikol’skoye

Date Range:

1908

Start Date:

19080831

End Date:

19080908

Abstract:

This field book is a diary kept by Stejneger during his trip to Nikolski (Nikol’skoye) Bering Island (Ostrov Beringa) to study fur seals in 1908 (this year is questionable). The notebook is dated 31 August to 08 September. Stejneger's notes provide a daily account of his experiences, including observations of the seals and their environment, and of the processes of the killing of seals and collecting of seal skins. Many of Stejneger's notes are reflective, and he comments on the massive killing of fur seals he witnesses.

Topic:

Northern fur seal  Search this

Zoologists  Search this

Accession #:

SIA RU007074

Access Information:

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Leonhard Stejneger Papers, 1753, 1867-1943

See more records associated with this person:

Stejneger, Leonhard, 1851-1943

Data Source:

Smithsonian Field Book Project

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI683