Journal, 1855-1856
date: label: Date Range
content: 1855-1856
label: Start Date
content: 18550101
label: End Date
content: 1856
notes: label: Abstract
content: The field book covers James Cooper's travels from Olympia, Washington Territory, to San Francisco and the Santa Clara Valley in California. Included are observations of animals, plants, and the natural features of the area, particularly the Columbia River Region. The journal also includes observations on his homeward trip down the California Coast, through Panama, and as far north as Cape Hatteras. He confined his observations to natural phenomena and had little to say about events of the day. He highlights the text with notes in the margins indicating when he is describing birds, weather and other pertinent details. Locations are indicated at the top of pages. There are plant specimens and two snake skins in the notebook. Includes an appendixes and indexes describing birds and trees of California and Columbia Region.
place: label: Place
content: Washington
label: Place
content: Puget Sound
label: Place
content: Olympic Peninsula
label: Place
content: California
label: Place
content: Panama
label: Place
content: San Francisco
label: Place
content: Santa Clara Valley
label: Place
content: Cape Hatteras
label: Place
content: Columbia River
label: Place
content: Oregon
label: Place
content: United States
topic: label: Topic
content: Zoology
label: Topic
content: Botany
label: Topic
content: Geology
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: James G. Cooper papers, 1853-1870 and undated
label: See more records associated with this person
content: Cooper, J. G (James Graham) 1830-1902
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007067
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: James G. Cooper papers, 1853-1870 and undated
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 1 Folder 2