Details - Bailey, V. O., Michigan, June 1923 - October 1923

Bailey, V. O., Michigan, June 1923 - October 1923

Title

Bailey, V. O., Michigan, June 1923 - October 1923

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Contained In: Mammal Section, Bird and Mammal Labs, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, Division of Mammals

Series: SIA Acc. 12-443

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

By

Bailey, Vernon, 1864-1942

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1923

Notes

The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's fieldwork in June 16 - October 23, 1923. He was the chief field naturalist for the United States Department of Agriculture. The entries are dated and describe travel details from Washington, DC, (destinations, accommodations, mode of transportation), ideas and methods for keeping beavers in captivity for fur trade, colleagues with whom he met, terrain, vegetation, wildlife observed (including beavers), locals looking into beaver farming, and specimen collecting. Often locations are identified by landowner. Includes a sketch of a beaver trap. A portion of the notebook is blank. Also includes loose notes with lists of supplies and hand copied quote.