Smithsonian African expedition under the direction of Col. Theodore Roosevelt (1909-1910), book 2, numbers 1859-3094
date: label: Date Range
content: 1909-1910
label: Start Date
content: 19091017
label: End Date
content: 19100314
notes: label: Abstract
content: These field notes were created as part of the ‘Smithsonian African Expedition, Under the Direction of Col. Theodore Roosevelt (1909-10)’. This volume is comprised largely of specimen lists and location information. The specimen list includes collection numbers 1859-3094. Location information is generally inserted on a daily to weekly basis and includes references to landmarks, geographic features, and altitude. The geographic coverage spans what was then known as British East Africa, Uganda, Congo Free State, and Sudan. Following the specimen lists, there are twelve numbered pages that include pasted-in itineraries, maps, and a caricature of Theodore Roosevelt that was taken from a newspaper. A map insert can be found in a back pocket of the volume.
place: label: Place
content: Uganda
label: Place
content: Changamwe
label: Place
content: Victoria Nyanza
label: Place
content: Albert Nyanza
topic: label: Topic
content: Botany
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Edgar Alexander Mearns field books, 1892-1910, from the Department of Botany
label: See more records associated with this person
content: Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916
label: See more records associated with this expedition
content: Smithsonian African Expedition (1909)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA Acc. 11-097
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 Department of Botany at 202-633-0920 to make an appointment.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: Edgar Alexander Mearns field books, 1892-1910, from the Department of Botany
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Main Library