Alaska, 1911 : with Arthur Cleveland Bent to gather data on the economic status and geographic distribution of birds and mammals; Included is correspondence, an expense book, maps, reports on the investigations, and photographs
date: label: Date Range
content: 1911
label: Start Date
content: 19110501
label: End Date
content: 19111130
name: label: Alternate Title
content: Alaska, 1911
notes: label: Abstract
content: Alexander Wetmore works with Arthur Cleveland Bent to gather data on the economic status and geographic distribution of birds and mammals. The materials included are correspondence, an expense book, maps, reports on the investigations, and photographs. Materials reference expected collecting and realized collections that fell short of expectations. There are 2 maps. Both have same route marked in black, noted in the key that the route, May 11 - September 1, 1911. The route marked runs through Alexander Archipelago, across Gulf of Alaska, Shelikof Strait, and Alaska peninsula to the Aleutian Islands. Also included are minutes from the second council meeting, Division of Economic investigations, in which attending discuss research results across the country including: Lantz in Kansas, Wetmore's knowledge of blue and silver gray fox farming in Alaska, contemporary fur trading market in Alaska, Kalmbach's observations of crows, and work on English sparrow traps.
place: label: Place
content: Alaska
label: Place
content: Aleutian Islands
label: Place
content: Alexander Archipelago
label: Place
content: Gulf Of Alaska
label: Place
content: Shelikof Strait
label: Place
content: Alaska Peninsula
label: Place
content: United States
topic: label: Topic
content: Ornithology
label: Topic
content: Fur farming
label: Topic
content: Bird trapping
label: Topic
content: Mammalogy
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated
label: See more records associated with this person
content: Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978
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content: Bent, Arthur Cleveland
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007006
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Correspondence
label: Object Type
content: Black-and-white photographs
label: Object Type
content: Maps
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: Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated
label: Physical Description
content: 1 folder
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 137 Folder 2