Alaska, 1911 : with Arthur Cleveland Bent to gather data on the economic status and geographic distribution of birds and mammals; Included is correspondence, an expense book, maps, reports on the investigations, and photographs

Title Variants

Alternative: Alaska, 1911

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Contained In: Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated

Series: SIA RU007006

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1911

Notes

Alexander Wetmore works with Arthur Cleveland Bent to gather data on the economic status and geographic distribution of birds and mammals. The materials included are correspondence, an expense book, maps, reports on the investigations, and photographs. Materials reference expected collecting and realized collections that fell short of expectations. There are 2 maps. Both have same route marked in black, noted in the key that the route, May 11 - September 1, 1911. The route marked runs through Alexander Archipelago, across Gulf of Alaska, Shelikof Strait, and Alaska peninsula to the Aleutian Islands. Also included are minutes from the second council meeting, Division of Economic investigations, in which attending discuss research results across the country including: Lantz in Kansas, Wetmore's knowledge of blue and silver gray fox farming in Alaska, contemporary fur trading market in Alaska, Kalmbach's observations of crows, and work on English sparrow traps.

Subjects

Alaska , Alaska Peninsula , Aleutian Islands , Alexander Archipelago , Bird trapping , Black-and-white photographs , Correspondence , Field notes , Fur farming , Gulf Of Alaska , Mammalogy , Maps , Ornithology , Shelikof Strait , United States , United States Dept. of Agriculture

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.106580