Bailey, V. O., Nevada, etc., May 1898 - July 1898
date: label: Date Range
content: 1898
label: Start Date
content: 18980506
label: End Date
content: 18980715
notes: label: Abstract
content: The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's collecting mammal and bird specimens in Nevada and Oregon, May 1898 - July 15, 1898. Entries are dated and include descriptions of travel and specimen collecting. Locations are usually listed at the top of the pages. Details include routes, campsites, daily activities with time of day, terrain (including elevation), vegetation, ranches visited, observed wildlife, and specimens collected. Includes a note stating at date July 15, "from this date on, Dr. Merriam keeps the journal. [signed] Vernon Bailey." Half the notebook is blank. Often locations are indicated by name of valleys, mountains, or rivers. Locations includes Wadsworth, Smoky Valley, Eureka, Elko, Ragtown, Nevada; Klamath Falls, Oregon.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Nevada
label: Place
content: Wadsworth
label: Place
content: Klamath Falls
label: Place
content: Big Smoky Valley
label: Place
content: Oregon
topic: label: Topic
content: Mammalogy
label: Topic
content: Ornithology
label: Topic
content: Botany
setName: label: See more records from this collection
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
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content: Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942
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