Diary, 1873-1874

Related Titles

Contained In: William H. Dall Papers, circa 1839-1858, 1862-1927

Series: SIA RU007073

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1873-1874

Notes

The diary documents daily activities of William Dall, including his work along the coast of Alaska of 1873 -1874 while working for the United States Coast Survey (USCS). Entries are chronological, headed with the date, and are listed on the left hand side of the notebook for the first half of the diary. Notes, calculations, or illustrations are usually on the right hand side. Entries detail weather, daily activities, observed flora and fauna (i.e. quantity and types of fish found in waters), measurements,. Many of the measurements and calculations focus on three mountains: Fairweather, Edgecomb [Edgecumbe], and Crillon. Other locations include the vicinity of Port Mulgrave and Chignik Bay.

Subjects

Alaska , Chignik Bay , Diary , Field notes , Geology , Mount Crillon , Mount Edgecumbe , Mount Fairweather , Port Mulgrave , United States , United States Coast and Geodetic Survey , Zoology

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.110025