Details - Goldman, E. A., Panama, January 1912 - July 1912

Goldman, E. A., Panama, January 1912 - July 1912

Title

Goldman, E. A., Panama, January 1912 - July 1912

Related Titles

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

Goldman, Edward Alphonso, 1873-1946

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1912

Notes

The journal documents the field work of Edward A. Goldman in Panama, January 8 - July 3, 1912. Includes a partial, "not proofed" transcription by S. L. Olson, December 1990. Entries are dated and often headed with location. Subject matter covers travel details (destinations, time of day, mode of transportation including travel on the S.S. Colon and Cana), weather, interactions with local inhabitants including colleagues, specimen collecting (bats), travel with Dr. Marsh to bat caves near Alhajuela [Alajuela], travel with other (multiple) colleagues, descriptions of vegetation (type including crops), terrain with estimated measurements or elevations / altitudes. Additional location information includes distances from towns and geological landmarks. Locations include the vicinity of Corozal, town of Cana, Mount Pirri [Cerro Pirri], and Boca de Cupe.