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Caleb Burwell Rowan Kennerly Papers, 1855-1860

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Northwest Boundary Survey journal, Birds I, 1857-1859

Collection ID:: SIA.FARU7202
Creators:: Kennerly, Caleb Burwell Rowan, -1861
Dates:: 1855-1860
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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Descriptive Entry

These papers include journals, field books, memoranda books, and zoological notes kept by Caleb Burwell Rowan Kennerly while serving with the United States-Mexican Boundary Survey, 1855-1857, and the Northwest Boundary Survey, 1857-1860. Also included is a copy of a letter from G. Simpson to Joseph Henry, December 10, 1857, concerning arrangements for the transportation of specimens collected by the Northwest Boundary Survey. In a few instances, notes kept on both the United States-Mexican Boundary Survey and Northwest Boundary Survey appear in the same journal. Notes made by George Gibbs, geologist and interpreter for the Northwest Boundary Commission, are contained in a few of the journals.

Historical Note

Caleb Burwell Rowan Kennerly (d. 1861) served as surgeon and naturalist on the Pacific Railroad Survey of the 35th parallel, 1853-1855; United States-Mexican Boundary Survey, 1855-1857; and the Northwest Boundary Survey, 1857-1861.

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Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Kennerly, Caleb Burwell Rowan, -1861	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Simpson, George, Sir, 1786 or 1787-1860	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Gibbs, George, 1815-1873	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
United States-Mexican Boundary Survey, 1855-1857	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Northwest Boundary Survey, 1857-1861	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Hudson's Bay Company	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Northwest Boundary Commission (1857-1862)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Pacific Railroad Survey, 1851-1853	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Geology	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Natural history	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Diaries	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
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