U. S. National Museum log book of collecting trips for fossil cetaceans 1906
date: label: Date Range
content: 1906-1908
label: Start Date
content: 19060328
label: End Date
content: 19080629
name: label: Alternate Title
content: True, 1906 - 1908
notes: label: Abstract
content: The notebook documents Frederick W. True's work collecting and studying cetacean specimens, March 28, 1906 - June 29, 1908. Entries are dated and narrative in structure. They describe work in the field and visits to other natural history institutions to study collections. He made several visits to a women's college in Baltimore, Johns Hopkins University, and the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. Entries relating to field work describe locality and routes, time of day visited, tide, weather conditions, terrain and environment, initial identification (scientific name) and anatomy (e.g. teeth, vertebrae) of specimens collected, and daily expenses. Specimen numbers are listed in True's handwriting. Others appear to have been added later, possibly by Remington Kellogg. True also includes notes on possible collecting sites seen enroute, e.g. along railroad tracks. Most of field work was completed along cliffs of Chesapeake Beach, Maryland. Work was also completed across other locations in Maryland such as Governor's Run.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Maryland
label: Place
content: Chesapeake Beach
topic: label: Topic
content: Paleontology
label: Topic
content: Cetaceans
label: Topic
content: Mammalogy
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Frederick William True Field Notes, 1906-1908, from the Department of Paleobiology
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content: True, Frederick William, 1858-1914
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA Acc. 14-191
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 Paleobiology at 202-633-1334 to make an appointment.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: Frederick William True Field Notes, 1906-1908, from the Department of Paleobiology
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Paleobiology