Volume 1, 1860-1868
date: label: Date Range
content: 1860-1866
label: Start Date
content: 1860
label: End Date
content: 1866
name: label: Alternate Title
content: Journal of Facts in Natural History
notes: label: Abstract
content: The journal is the first of two volumes and documents the entomological work of Benjamin Dann Walsh, 1860-1866. Pages are numbered. The journal begins with a table of contents indicating on which page each year's entries begin. The first page of journal entries is headed with "Journal of Facts in Natural History." Entries are dated and include a range of details. Some summarize or cite publications. Most entries are narrative in style and describe collecting in the region of his home. They begin with a description of where specimens were found, discussion of environment including vegetation, followed by detailed descriptions of insect specimen (combination of type, stage of development, sex, appearance of anatomy with measurements and coloration, diet, sometimes behavior). Entries also include lists of specimens (number, type, and location); discussion of lab work; and personal observations with quotes from other students, observers, and journals, often relating to economic aspects of entomology. There are also attached and loose sketches of insects. Includes pasted news clippings about insect infestations. At the end of the volume are notes from the proceedings of the Rock Island County Branch of the Kansas Settlers Society of Chicago Illinois, June 12-25, 1856, as well as a list of correspondents. Locations include but may not limited to sites in Illinois. Locations are often specified by county, town or property owner's name, without indicating state.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Illinois
topic: label: Topic
content: Entomology
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Benjamin Dann Walsh Field Notebooks, 1860-1869
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content: Walsh, B. D. (Benjamin Dann), 1808-1869
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007123
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Illustrations
label: Object Type
content: Clippings (information artifacts)
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: Benjamin Dann Walsh Field Notebooks, 1860-1869
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 1 Folder 1