** We're almost there - please help us review the last several pages!** These are James Peters's field notes, written during his expedition to the Mexican state of Michoacan and other areas in 1949 and 1950. Peters was seeking out reptile specimens and his handwritten, almost daily entries often include sketches, details about his examination of specimens and important notations about the specimens' particular habitats. The plants, soil, and surrounding environment, travel time, elevations, and air and water temperatures are all valuable data to researchers studying species in this area.
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** We're almost there - please help us review the last several pages!** These are James Peters's field notes, written during his expedition to the Mexican state of Michoacan and other areas in 1949 and 1950. Peters was seeking out reptile specimens and his handwritten, almost daily entries often include sketches, details about his examination of specimens and important notations about the specimens' particular habitats. The plants, soil, and surrounding environment, travel time, elevations, and air and water temperatures are all valuable data to researchers studying species in this area.
Join us and other Digital Volunteers in transcribing this work from early in Peters's career. Transcribing this valuable information makes it easier to access and helps researchers today analyze this data in new ways.
James A. Peters (1922-1972) was born in Iowa and educated at the University of Michigan. These field notes document an expedition he participated in before taking a teaching position at Brown University, 1952-1958; and later at Universidad Centrale de Ecuador, Fulbright Lecturer, 1958-1959; Southern Illinois University, 1959; and San Fernando Valley State College, 1959-1964. In 1964 Peters joined the Division of Reptiles and Amphibians, United States National Museum, and served as Associate Curator, 1964-1967, and Curator, 1967-1972.
