Field notes, Florida, April 23-May 31, 1938, New Mexico and Arizona, June 23-August 2, 1938, Pennsylvania and New York, August 31-September 14, 1938
date: label: Date Range
content: 1938
label: Start Date
content: 19380423
label: End Date
content: 19380914
notes: label: Abstract
content: The field book documents Bailey's fieldwork in Florida from April 23-May 31, 1938; New Mexico and Arizona from June 23-August 2, 1938; as well as Pennsylvania and New York from August 31-September 14, 1938. Dated entries typically contain narrative descriptions of environment and animals observed or trapped at localities. They also include lists of plant and animal specimens identified by scientific name. Localities in Florida include: Jacksonville, Bonita Springs, Miami, Flamingo, and the Everglades. There are also notes organized by genus and species including Vulpes macrotus (Kit fox) in and around Soda Lake, Nevada; Gulo luscus (wolverine) west of Donner Summit, California; Bassariscus (ring tailed cat) near the Lloyd Ligon Ranch outside Stockton, California; and Taxidea taxus (badger) and Mustela lutreola and Mustela vision (mink) in Fallon, Nevada. |The field notes also mention a contract for the production of animal traps by Animal Trap Co. of America at Lilitz, Pennsylvania, and various professional activities in and around Washington, D.C. including Bailey's attendance at the third North American Wild Life Conference in Baltimore, Maryland and about Bailey's involvement with the Junior Biological Society.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: New Mexico
label: Place
content: Arizona
label: Place
content: Florida
label: Place
content: Nevada
label: Place
content: Pennsylvania
label: Place
content: New York
label: Place
content: California
label: Place
content: The Everglades
topic: label: Topic
content: Mammalogy
label: Topic
content: Mammologists
label: Topic
content: Botany
label: Topic
content: Ornithology
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Vernon Bailey Papers, 1889-1941 and undated, field notes and journals, 1889-1941
label: See more records associated with this person
content: Bailey, Vernon, 1864-1942
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007267
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: Vernon Bailey Papers, 1889-1941 and undated, field notes and journals, 1889-1941
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 5 Folder 7