Utah and California, 1914 : to investigate the nature and origin of duck disease and feeding habits of waterfowl; Includes correspondence, 1914-1915, and expense books

Abstract

Materials document Alexander Wetmore's efforts to investigate the nature and origin of duck disease and feeding habits of waterfowl in California and Utah for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Biological Survey in 1914. Materials include correspondence and expense reports. An archival envelope includes three memoranda of traveling expenses, listing room, board, supplies, and mode of travel. Each notebook is dated. Correspondence makes up the rest of the contents. The majority of Wetmore's time was spent in San Joaquin Valley, California, and Salt Lake Valley, Utah. There are references in correspondence to studying nematodes as a possible cause, necessitating the collection of samples of water, mud, and aquatic plants eaten by the ducks. There are references to rolls of film and other specimens sent in. On the back of one letter to H.N. Henshaw (July 1, 1914) is a list of expenses.

Date Range

1914

Start Date

1914

End Date

1914

Access Information

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Topic

• Animals
• Entomology
• Lepidoptera
• Birds
• Ducks
• Ornithology

Place

• San Joaquin Valley
• United States
• Salt Lake Valley
• California
• Utah

Form/Genre

• Fieldbook record
• Field notes
• Correspondence
• Receipts (financial records)

Accession #

SIA RU007006

Collection name

Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated

Physical Description

1 folder

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 137 Folder 6