Details - Goldman, E. A., South Dakota, Wyoming, August 1925 - September 1925

Goldman, E. A., South Dakota, Wyoming, August 1925 - September 1925

Title

Goldman, E. A., South Dakota, Wyoming, August 1925 - September 1925

Related Titles

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

Series: SIA Acc. 12-443

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

By

Goldman, Edward Alphonso, 1873-1946

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1925

Notes

The journal documents the field work of Edward A. Goldman in South Dakota and Wyoming, August 13 - September 7, 1925. Entries are dated and describe travel details (destinations, time of day), weather, descriptions of flora (types including crops and forage conditions) and fauna (mammals including buffalo), meetings and interactions with local staff and officials, summaries of local staff observations, and trapping methods. Entries include headings for wildlife including descriptions of numbers, behavior (feeding), and habitat. Additional location information includes names of ranches. Locations include the vicinity of Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota; Jackson, Wyoming. A short portion of the notebook is blank.