Smithsonian African expedition under the direction of Col. Theodore Roosevelt (1909-1910), book 1, numbers 1-1858
date: label: Date Range
content: 1909-1910
label: Start Date
content: 1909
label: End Date
content: 1910
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 contains a list of initial identifications for specimens numbered 1 – 1858. Pasted throughout are typed notes documenting landmarks and geographic features (e.g., West Forest Kenia Station, Katheroni River) and altitudes. The geographic coverage spans what was then known as British East Africa, including frequent references to the West Kenya Forest Station and the "giant heath" zone. Also found in this volume is a typewritten page entitled ‘Documents on the plaque of Dr. E. A. Mearns on Plummer’s Island’ which cites documents from the Washington Biologists’ Field Club Archives (compiled by Dan H. Nicolson, 2000).
place: label: Place
content: Kenya
label: Place
content: Kirinyaga
label: Place
content: Naivasha, Lake
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