Journal - Baffin Island (East Coast), May-September 1961

Related Titles

Contained In: Neal Griffith Smith Papers, circa 1925-1995

Series: SIA Acc. 17-057

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

By

Smith, Neal Griffith, 1937-

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1961

Notes

The field notes document the work of Neal Smith studying gulls on Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada, during May to September 1961. The loose sheets contain dated entries with narrative style entries. These include travel details (including travel by sled-dog), work completed, personal activities, hand drawn maps with location information, routes traveled, weather, field work, interactions with colleagues, and specimen collecting. Includes a draft of a letter and detailed equipment list with descriptions.

Subjects

Baffin Island , Canada , Field notes , Gulls , Mammalogy , Maps , Nunavut , Ornithology

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.144066