Vernon Bailey - Field notes, California, September 8-October 24, 1911

Bureau of Biological Survey naturalist Vernon Bailey carried around this small, pocket-sized notebook, which is smaller than one of today’s smart phones, on his trip to California in 1911. But who needs a smartphone? Instead of the Calendar app, he wrote his trip agenda clearly on the first page. Rather than typing his observations in the Notes app, he jotted down the genus and species he saw in this notebook, sometimes while riding horseback. And as for taking quick photographs using the Camera app, Bailey had something even better. He pressed small plants he found in the pages to study in person. Okay, maybe it would be nice to have a typed version of these notes, but we’re hoping you and a team of volunpeers will help transcribe this important information. To learn more about this collection, check out the finding aid.