Bailey, V. O., Texas, March 1918 - April 1918
date: label: Date Range
content: 1918
label: Start Date
content: 19180318
label: End Date
content: 19180408
notes: label: Abstract
content: The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's fieldwork in Texas, March 18 - April 8, 1918. Notebook indicates that Bailey was the chief field naturalist for the Biological Survey. Entries are dated and describe travel details from Washington DC (times of day, destinations, mode of travel), observations of terrain, vegetation (often listed with common name), observations of care of animals at San Antonio Zoo, meetings with colleagues, interactions with local inhabitants, mammals observed (prairie dogs, wolves), habitat, and specimen collecting (type, weight, sex). Sometimes dated entries include headings with type of wildlife followed by description and habitat. Sometimes locations are identified by landowner (ranch) or geological landmark. Includes a list of wildlife for Clayton, New Mexico. A small portion of the notebook is blank. Locations include San Antonio, Kerrville, Ozona, Lubbock, Texas; Clayton, New Mexico.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Texas
label: Place
content: San Antonio
label: Place
content: Kerrville
label: Place
content: Ozona
label: Place
content: New Mexico
label: Place
content: Clayton
label: Place
content: Lubbock
topic: label: Topic
content: Mammalogy
label: Topic
content: Ornithology
label: Topic
content: Botany
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content: Mammal Section, Bird and Mammal Labs, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, Division of Mammals
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content: Bailey, Vernon, 1864-1942
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA Acc. 12-443
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 Division of Mammals at 202-633-1253 to make an appointment.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: Mammal Section, Bird and Mammal Labs, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, Division of Mammals
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Mammals