Field notes : Mexico
date: label: Date Range
content: 1949-1950
label: Start Date
content: 1949
label: End Date
content: 19500819
notes: label: Abstract
content: In this item, Peters records collecting events taking place between 1949 and 1950. Some pages seem out of order in this unbound notebook. At the beginning of the item is a Gazetteer of location names with descriptions. Most of these locations are within the Mexican state of Michoacan. Peters writes almost daily entries which often include detailed descriptions of the plants, soil, and surrounding environment, travel time, elevations, and air and water temperatures when applicable. Also included in these accounts are lists of reptile and amphibian specimens collected. Other materials include lists of photos taken, supply lists and laundry lists. Many of the specimen entries towards the latter part of the field notes are prefaced with sketches of specimen with citations from published works. There are many of what seems to be detailed examinations of specimen, some include illustrations. Two possible citations are to the work of Edward Harrison Taylor and Hobart M. Smith. Includes some typewritten notes like "Key to Sceloporus to be found in Jalisco and Michoacan".
place: label: Place
content: Mexico
label: Place
content: La Barra de Navidad
label: Place
content: Michoacán
label: Place
content: Jalisco
label: Place
content: Maruata
label: Place
content: Coahuayana
label: Place
content: Colima, Nevado de
label: Place
content: La Placita
label: Place
content: Guadalajara
label: Place
content: Taxco de Alarcón
label: Place
content: Morelia
label: Place
content: Aquila
label: Place
content: Maquili
label: Place
content: Mexico City
label: Place
content: Ciudad de México
topic: label: Topic
content: Herpetology
label: Topic
content: Herpetologists
label: Topic
content: Turtles
label: Topic
content: Snakes
label: Topic
content: Lizards
label: Topic
content: Frogs
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: James A. Peters papers, and records of the Division of Reptiles and Amphibians : series 15, field notes, 1946-1965
label: See more records associated with this person
content: Peters, James Arthur, 1922-1972
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007175
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Diary
label: Object Type
content: Scientific illustrations
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: James A. Peters papers, and records of the Division of Reptiles and Amphibians : series 15, field notes, 1946-1965
label: Physical Description
content: 1 folder
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 49 Folder 4