Pacific Walrus Survey, 1968

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Abstract

The maps,correspondence, memorandum, report, and photocopies of telegrams document the Pacific Walrus Survey, April 13-26, 1968. There are several maps, one that includes pasted notes, some including locations and dates, routes, walrus populations. Other materials include memoranda from Karl W. Kenyon; travel report with itinerary; overview of work completed and findings of the aerial survey. The report, by Richard H. Manville, includes correspondence, memoranda, and hand colored map with marked routes, dates, and observed walrus populations.

Date Range

1968

Start Date

1968

End Date

1968

Access Information

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Topic

Mammalogy

Place

  • Bristol Bay
  • Bering Sea
  • Chukchi Sea
  • United States
  • Alaska

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Maps
  • Correspondence
  • Reports

Accession #

SIA RU007407

Collection name

United States Fish and Wildlife Service Bird and Mammal Laboratories, Records, 1945-1970

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 1