Record of collections made by the Point Barrow Polar Expedition, 1881-1883
date: label: Date Range
content: 1881-1883
label: Start Date
content: 18811015
label: End Date
content: 18830800
name: label: Alternate Title
content: Record of collections made by the Point Barrow Polar Expedition 1st Lieut. P. H. Ray commanding from October 1881 to 1883
notes: label: Abstract
content: This field book contains John Murdoch's catalogue on natural history and ethnological collections made by the Point Barrow Polar Expedition, 1881-1883. Collections are from Point Barrow, Alaska and other Alaska locations between approximately 15 October 1881 and August 1883. Both natural history and ethnological collections are combined into one list. Natural history collections contain a wide variety of specimen and does not seem to have a focus or scope. Most or all specimen are Animals, especially mammals, but also include some aves, and possibly other animals. Recorded are collector, specimen / object number, date, article (what was collected), and locality. Some specimen names are in another language, possibly in Iñupiaq. Numbers range from 1 to 1749. Box 1 Folder 1 contains a preservation copy of this item.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Alaska
label: Place
content: Point Barrow
topic: label: Topic
content: Naturalists
label: Topic
content: Mammalogy
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: John Murdoch journals, 1881-1883
label: See more records associated with this person
content: Murdoch, John, 1852-1925
label: See more records associated with this expedition
content: International Polar Expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska (1881-1883)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007203
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
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: John Murdoch journals, 1881-1883
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 1 Folder 2