Throughout the late 1870s and early 1880s, ethnologist and naturalist Edward William Nelson was stationed in then-uncharted Alaska--under the recommendation of Second Smithsonian Secretary Spencer Fullerton Baird--to study the native flora, fauna and peoples. After Nelson's data was collected, what happened to it back at the Smithsonian?
Find out with the Department of Ethnology's 1882 monthly reports! A key goal of the department that year was processing Nelson's collections from his 1877-1881 expedition. Discover more about Nelson's collection and the work of the Department of Ethnology and help transcribe this fascinating report.
Throughout the late 1870s and early 1880s, ethnologist and naturalist Edward William Nelson was stationed in then-uncharted Alaska--under the recommendation of Second Smithsonian Secretary Spencer Fullerton Baird--to study the native flora, fauna and peoples. After Nelson's data was collected, what happened to it back at the Smithsonian?
Find out with the Department of Ethnology's 1882 monthly reports! A key goal of the department that year was processing Nelson's collections from his 1877-1881 expedition. Discover more about Nelson's collection and the work of the Department of Ethnology and help transcribe this fascinating report.