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Mary Agnes Chase correspondence, 1929 trip to Brazil

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Through correspondence written to A. S. Hitchcock, Mary Agnes Chase details her collecting efforts in Brazil in 1929-1930. She discusses her time in various sites in Brazil; backgrounds of Brazilian colleagues; accommodations; expenses; specimens sent to the USDA; difficulties with customs; conditions and organization of grass collections in Brazil; state of libraries and access to professional pu

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Mary Agnes Chase letters to Albert Spear Hitchcock, written in Brazil

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Mary Agnes Chase writes to Albert Spear Hitchcock about her efforts to collect specimens in Brazil in 1930. She discusses specimens collected and their environs; drying specimens; accommodations; expenses; challenges of reaching collecting sites; and colleagues and friends. Correspondence is dated and sometimes paginated. She collected in Cabo Frio, São Paulo, Uberlândia , Anápolis, Matto Grosso,

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Mary Agnes Chase notes, 1922 trip

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Mary Agnes Chase records details for her travels to Europe to collect and exchange materials and specimens for the United States Department of Agriculture. The diary is typed, and listed chronologically. She travels to herbariums across western Europe, including details about the voyage; passengers and acquaintances; interactions with colleagues; descriptions of herbariums, their condition and org

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Mary Agnes Chase trips to Brazil, 1925-1930

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These are a collection of notes, note cards and essays relating to lectures Chase gave about her two collecting trips to Brazil. The first relates to her trip to Caparaó from the Minas side in Serro do Mar in 1929. Second grouping relates to a talk given for the Biological Society, October 24, 1925 on collecting in Brazil. Also included is a document title "Quest for Grasses in Brasil." Materials

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Maryland and Virginia, 1920 : To conduct a waterfowl census of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Includes correspondence and expense books

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Materials relate to Alexander Wetmore's work in Maryland and Virginia, 1920, for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Biological Survey. He was conducting a waterfowl census of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Includes correspondence and expense books. Includes one memorandum of traveling expenses (March 21 - 27).

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McFarlane, Robert W., 1963

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This item consists of the field notes of Robert W. McFarlane from his work with the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey in 1963. McFarlane's field notes include documentation of his activities collecting and banding birds in and around Hawaii. Notes include references to taking blood samples and examining stomachs of sea birds.

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Mexico, April 21, 1898 - May 1, 1899

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This field book documents the field work and travels of Goldman through Mexico between 21 April 1898 and 1 May 1899. Notes are a narrative description of mammal and bird specimen observed and collected interspersed with specimen lists from locations visited. Flora, including agricultural crops, of various locations is also described. Locations include Victoria, Jaumave, Durango, Cocorit, Ocoroni,

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Mexico, April 4 - August 10, 1893

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This field book documents the field work and travel of Goldman in Mexico between 4 April and 10 August 1893. Goldman's narrative notes record taxon and common names of plants, birds, and mammals observed and collected. Some common specimens include pines, sparrows, juncos, shrews, voles, and rats. Locations include but are not limited to Chalchicomula (Ciudad Serdán), Huamantla, Mount Orizaba (cur

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Mexico, August 10 - November 22, 1893

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This field book documents the field work and travel of Goldman in Mexico between 10 August and 22 November 1893. Goldman's narrative notes record taxon and common names of plants, birds, and mammals observed and collected. Some common specimens include pines, sparrows, jays, rabbits, voles, and Kangaroo rats. Locations include but are not limited to San Martin (Puebla), Tulancingo, San Juan (near

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Mexico, August 31, 1897 - April 20, 1898

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This field book documents the field work and travels of Goldman through Mexico between 31 August 1897 and 20 April 1898. Notes are a narrative description of mammal and bird specimen observed and collected interspersed with specimen lists from each location. Flora of various locations is also described. Locations include Guadalajara, La Barca, Tulancingo, Tepesala (Tepezala), Papantla, Alta Maria,

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Mexico, January 12 - August 3, 1904

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This field book documents the field work and travels of Goldman through Mexico between 12 January and 3 August 1904. Notes are a narrative description of bird, plant, and mammal specimen observed and collected interspersed with specimen lists from locations visited. Locations include City of Mexico, Chicapa (Oaxaca), Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Comitán (Chiapas), Tiopisca (Chiapas), Patzenaro, and other loc

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Mexico, January 12 - August 3, 1904, Arizona, March 12 - May 9, 1906

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This notebook contains daily itinerary information from Goldman's collecting trip to Mexico from 12 January to August 3 1904 and his trip to Arizona 12 March to 9 May 1906. No notes about specimen collecting are included. Mexico locations include Coatzacoalcos, Ishuatán (Oaxaca), Tuxtla, Comitan, Jalisco, and other locations. Arizona locations include Colorado River and Volcano Lake, and other loc

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