Field notes : Canada, 1888-1890, 1907-1910, 1916-1918, 1923-1925

Related Titles

Contained In: Charles D. Walcott Collection, 1851-1940 and undated

Series: SIA RU007004

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

By

Walcott, Charles D. (Charles Doolittle), 1850-1927

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1880-1925

Notes

Charles D. Walcott records observations of sites across the Canadian Rocky Mountains in British Columbia, Canada from 1880 to 1925. Most sets of notes are several handwritten pages, generally separated into acid free envelopes. Details include extensive descriptions of sites, descriptions of sections, characteristics of stone, sketches, fauna, and fossils found. Formations observed include: Chazy, Potsdam, Ptarmigan, and Sinclair. Locations include the vicinity of: Mt. Whyte, Mt. Odaray, Cabin Mountain, and Vermillion Pass.

Subjects

British Columbia , Canada , Field notes , Geology , Geology, Stratigraphic--Cambrian , Lake Louise , Paleontology , Rocky Mountains

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.142105