Bailey, V. O., California, Nevada, March 1891 - October 1891
date: label: Date Range
content: 1891
label: Start Date
content: 18910304
label: End Date
content: 18911022
notes: label: Abstract
content: The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's collecting of mammal and bird specimens in Nevada and California, March 4 - October 22, 1891. Entries are dated and describe specimen collecting and travel details. They detail work with colleagues, destinations, distances traveled, daily activities and times of day, interactions local ranchers, weather, vegetation (including state of blooming), barometric readings. Bailey worked with Nelson and Coville and refers their travel to the Colorado River. Additional location information includes ranches and landowners' names. During Summer entries, they describe travel and collecting in Death Valley, with details like described above. In entries, there are detailed lists headed by type (lizards, birds, mammals, plants) with an overview or specific descriptions. There are notes indicating at what elevation ranges, plants appear, and their abundance. He worked with Dr. Fisher. Locations include Telescope Peak, Walkers Pass. At the end of the notebook are lists of specimen data per location for Whitney creek and Mount Whitney. Locations include Ash Meadows, Vegas valley, Death Valley and Furnace Creek, Nevada.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: California
label: Place
content: Nevada
label: Place
content: Death Valley
topic: label: Topic
content: Mammalogy
label: Topic
content: Ornithology
label: Topic
content: Botany
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content: Mammal Section, Bird and Mammal Labs, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, Division of Mammals
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content: Bailey, Vernon, 1864-1942
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA Acc. 12-443
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: At least 24 hours advance notice is recommended to consult this collection. Contact the Division of Mammals at 202-633-1253 to make an appointment.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: Mammal Section, Bird and Mammal Labs, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, Division of Mammals
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Mammals