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Creator:
Swallen, Jason R (Jason Richard) 1903-1991  Search this
Subject:
Swallen, Jason R (Jason Richard) 1903-1991  Search this
Physical description:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Field notes
Collection descriptions
Place:
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
Honduras
South Africa
Florida
Texas
California
Colorado
Louisiana
Georgia
Oregon
Utah
Arkansas
Tennessee
Date:
1925
1925-1963
Notes:
Item List in accession file.
Electronic List in accession file.
For a description of the record series of which these materials form a part, refer to the "Forms part of" above.
Organization:
Chronologic
Summary:
This collection includes the field books of Jason Richard Swallen, documenting botanical collecting trips in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Honduras, and South Africa. The collection consists of twelve bound volumes of field notes, dating from 1925 to 1963. Field books are numbered by volume (1 through 12) and entries are arranged chronologically. Collector numbers 1 through 11643 are included. The field notes are primarily entries on plants (grasses, and possibly others) collected. Entries list collector number, scientific name, and brief entry on locality and physical characteristics of the specimen. Sometimes, longer, more narrative field notes describing the landscape and vegetation are included. Occasionally, Swallen lists plants that he observed in an area but did not collect. Localities in the United States include, but are not limited to Florida, Texas, California, Colorado, Louisiana, Georgia, Oregon, Utah, Arkansas, and Tennessee.
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Topic:
Botany  Search this
Plants  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 12-411
See more items in:
Field Book Project 1855-2010
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_355678