Diary, 1866 - May 25, 1867
date: label: Date Range
content: 1866-1867
label: Start Date
content: 01011866
label: End Date
content: 05251867
name: label: Alternate Title
content: Wm H. Dall, Sci. Corps W.U.S. Exp., San Francisco, January 1866
notes: label: Abstract
content: The diary documents the daily activities of William Healey Dall and his colleagues in the Scientific Corps on the Western Union Telegraph Expedition while in San Francisco, California as well as during their field work in Alaska. Entries are dated from January 1, 1866 to May 25, 1867. First entries describe daily work while in California including writing reports, studying specimens, preparations and acquisition of equipment for field work, personal activities, and weather. Later entries describe travel by ship to Alaska, observed marine life and birds, specimens collected and prepared (including fossils), illustrations of accommodations, personal and professional interactions with local inhabitants and expedition participants including participating Russians, as well as personal impressions. In the middle of the book, miscellaneous lists are included such as a cash account, a list of letters sent, a list of recipients of a copy of Memorial on Bridges to other papers, and synopses of letters of importance.
place: label: Place
content: Alaska
label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: California
topic: label: Topic
content: Invertebrates
label: Topic
content: Geology
label: Topic
content: Ornithology
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: William H. Dall Papers, circa 1839-1858, 1862-1927
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content: Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927
label: See more records associated with this expedition
content: Western Union Telegraph Expedition (1865-1867)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007073
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Diary
label: Object Type
content: 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: William H. Dall Papers, circa 1839-1858, 1862-1927
label: Physical Description
content: 1 diary
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 20 Folder 2