Field notes, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, April 16-October 1, 1929

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Abstract

This item is primarily comprised of Bailey's lists of plant and animal specimens collected or observed in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky; Texas; New Mexico; and Arizona dated April 16-October 1, 1929. Localities in Arizona include areas in and around Grand Canyon National Park including "El Tover"(possibly near the El Tovar Hotel), Bright Angel Point (also known as North Rim), and Kaibab Plateau, Dated entries provide information on locality and typically identify specimens by scientific name, or by common name if scientific name is unknown. Annotated maps of this region are contained in Box 5 Folder 13 of the same collection.

Date Range

1929

Start Date

Apr 16, 1929

End Date

Oct 01, 1929

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Topic

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Mammalogy
  • Mammologists
  • Plants
  • Botany
  • Ornithology

Place

  • Mammoth Cave
  • United States
  • New Mexico
  • North Rim
  • Kaibab Plateau
  • Texas
  • Kentucky
  • Arizona

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes

Accession #

SIA RU007267

Collection name

Vernon Bailey Papers, 1889-1941 and undated, field notes and journals, 1889-1941

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 4 Folder 11