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Bailey, V. O., Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, July 1904 - December 1904

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Abstract

The journal documents Vernon Orlando Bailey's collecting mammal and bird specimens in Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, July 4 - December 18, 1904. The entries are dated and pages are often headed with locations. Details travel, routes, campsites, terrain (elevation), weather, vegetation, specimens collected, stories about and interactions with local inhabitants, geology. Includes extensive descriptions of local Indian tribes, a fiesta (Jicarilla Apache) and notes about Taos language, including English translations. Locations includes Taos mountains, Questa, Stinking Lake, Gallinas Mountains, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Hopewell (state unidentified).

Date Range

1904

Start Date

Jul 04, 1904

End Date

Dec 18, 1904

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

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Mammalogy
  • Plants
  • Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico
  • Ornithology
  • Botany

Place

  • Stinking Lake
  • Taos Mountains
  • United States
  • New Mexico
  • Gallinas Mountains
  • Colorado
  • Texas
  • Questa
  • Albuquerque

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes

Accession #

SIA Acc. 12-443

Collection name

Mammal Section, Bird and Mammal Labs, Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior, Division of Mammals

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

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