Goldman, E. A., Mexico, December 1934 - January 1935

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

1934-1935

Notes

The two stacks of loose note paper document the field work of Edward A. Goldman in Mexico, December 16, 1935 - January 17, 1935. Pages are numbered. Entries are dated and describe travel details (destinations, time of day, mode of transportation, routes), weather, interactions with local staff and officials, daily activities, vegetation (including type), wildlife (mammals and birds), bird counts per location, birds being sold in community markets, terrain seen enroute. Locations include the vicinity of San Juan de Letrán [Rancho San Juan de Letrán], Peñón Viejo, in the vicinity of Mexico City, Acapulco to Laguna de Coyuca [Laguna Coyuca].

Subjects

Coyuca, Laguna , Field notes , Mammalogy , Mexico , Mexico City , Ornithology , Rancho San Juan de Letrán

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English