Johnson, David H, US and Canada, 1949

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Abstract

The catalog and and journal document David H. Johnson's collecting in Virginia, and Washington, DC, October 20 - 25, 1949. The list is headed with location, and includes field number, sex, type (genus), and measurements (4 types). Locations include Glasgow, Rockbridge county, Wakefield, Southampton county, Virginia. The journal describes travel from Washington DC with Norman Miller. Dated entries describe travel (destinations, times of day, routes), terrain, collecting methods including types of traps, specimens collected (sometimes in lists with quantity, sex, type), a trip to Duke University to meet with zoology department.

Date Range

1949

Start Date

Oct 20, 1949

End Date

Oct 25, 1949

Access Information

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.

Topic

Mammalogy

Place

  • District of Columbia
  • United States
  • Glasgow
  • Virginia

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes

Accession #

SIA Acc. 12-250

Collection name

Division of Mammals collection, David H. Johnson Field Books, 1947-1956

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Mammals