Field notes : Wyoming, 1898, 1924, 1926, 1928-1929, and undated, includes extract of a letter, Eliot Blackwelder to Charles D. Walcott, March 1, 1926, notes by Charles Elmer Resser and L. J. Moraces; and memorandum, Walcott to Resser, 1924

Title Variants

Alternative: Field Notes: Wyoming, 1898, 1924, 1926, 1928-1929, and undated

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
Resser, Charles Elmer, 1889-1943

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1898-1940

Notes

Charles D. Walcott records details of his observations of Cambrian strata in Wyoming from 1891 to 1929. Some of the work from 1924 was completed as part of his work for United States Geological Survey (USGS). Descriptions of sites and strata are detailed and include measurements (in feet) and some illustrations. Sites observed include the vicinity of Laramie, Big Horn Peak, Tensleep Canyon, South Fork Teton Creek, Warm Spring Mountain, Torry Creek, and Thermopolis. Includes an extract of a letter, Eliot Blackwelder to Charles D. Walcott, March 1, 1926; notes by Charles Elmer Resser and L. J. Moraces; and memorandum, Walcott to Resser, 1924.

Subjects

Big Horn Peak , Field notes , Geology , Geology, Stratigraphic--Cambrian , Laramie , Paleontology , South Fork Teton Creek , Tensleep Canyon , Thermopolis , Torrey Creek , United States , Warm Spring Mountain , Wyoming

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.142178