Random records of a lifetime, 1846-1931 [actually 1932] volume III, part I-II Yellowstone explorations, 1872-1878

Title Variants

Alternative: Random records, vol. 3, pt. 1-2

Related Titles

Series: Random records of a lifetime, 1846-1931 [that is, 1932] Cullings, largely personal, from the scrap heap of three score years and ten, devoted to science, literature and art, v.3

By

Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933 , creator

Hayden, F. V. (Ferdinand Vandeveer), 1829-1887
Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)

Type

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1870-1932

Notes

Devised title.

Binder's title: Random records.

Typewritten manuscript.

This is the third of sixteen volumes compiled in 1931 or 1932 by William Henry Holmes to document his life and work. The volume contains original correspondences, documents, ephemera, watercolors, and photographs throughout. The volume is divided into two parts. | The first part focuses on his time in Yellowstone National Park while working as an artist for the the survey of the territories, directed by F. V. Hayden, during 1872. The volume begins with a table of contents highlighting descriptions of locations, stories about travels and the people with whom Holmes worked. Includes multiple photographs in the field, with notes regarding locations and individuals photographed, and drawings of wildlife ("snow" rabbit). Contains segments from his original field notes describing daily work, observations of wildlife, and routes traveled. The second part focuses on Holmes' time as a geologist with the survey of Yellowstone in 1878. Part two begins with a list of locations and topics (e.g. interpretation of canyon geology) covered. Includes segments of daily journal entries and numerous photographs and watercolors of locations. Volume also includes images of Yellowstone from 1870 and 1920.

William Henry Holmes (1846-1933) was an anthropologist, archaeologist, artist, and geologist, who spent much of his career affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution. He studied art under Theodore Kauffman, and went on to work as a scientific illustrator with Smithsonian staff. In 1872, he was appointed artist-topographer to the United States survey of the territories under Ferdinand V. Hayden, and in 1874 was appointed assistant geologist. He went on to work with the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE), until returning to the Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum (USNM). Holmes eventually became head curator of the Smithsonian Institution's Department of Anthropology and Director of the National Gallery of Art.

Subjects

1846-1933 , Geology , Holmes, William Henry, , Yellowstone National Park

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Call Number

CT275.H75 A1 v. 3

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 951817127