Completed Transcripts:
*As the web portion of this project is under development, the complete transcripts can be requested from the Museum*
*Merriam indexed his own works, but a systematic indexing of any of the journals for this project is in order*
*As the web portion of this project is under development, the complete transcripts can be requested from the Museum*
*Merriam indexed his own works, but a systematic indexing of any of the journals for this project is in order*
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Journal
CA Journal, Vol # |
Description
Date: Location Index Topic: page numbers (Indexing inconsistent between transcriptions. Some are based on Merriam's own indexing and others have been added or reformatted.) |
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1899 Vol. 1
Aug. 3 - Sept. 17 |
*not yet indexed*
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1900 Vol. 1
Aug. 9 - Sept. 8 |
Aug. 9-13: Washington D.C. to San Francisco (B.&O. Overland)
Aug. 13-Sept. 8: San Francisco - Lake Tahoe - Markleeville - Mokelumne Pass - Calaveras Big Trees - Sonora - Sonora Pass - Bridgeport Valley - Mono Lake - Bloody Canyon - Tuolumne Meadows - Little Yosemite - Yosemite (continued) Mewuk (Miwok) 37-40, 93-95 Paiute (Mono Lake) 63-64, 68-73 Washoe 7, 8-10, 11 baskets 19 |
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1900 Vol. 2
Sept. 9-26 |
Sept. 9-11: Yosemite - Crockers - Chinese Camp - San Francisco
Sept. 11-19: San Francisco, Martinez, Berkeley Sept. 19-26: San Francisco, Washington D.C. via Portland (O.S.L. - B.&O.) Baskets, purchased Bannock and Shoshone baskets 118 Indians fishing in Columbia River for colilo 113 Pocatello, Idaho 117 |
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1901 Vol. 1
July 5 - Aug. 25 |
July 5-10: Washington D.C. to San Francisco (Overland Limited)
July 10-12: Martinez July 12 - Aug. 25: San Joaquin - Chinese - Crockers - Tioga Road - Tuolumne Meadows (also Lyell Fork, Tuolumne Canyon, Mt. Conness, Cathedral Lakes, Yosemite, Mt. Hoffman) – Mono Lake – Bishop (Owens Valley) – Mono Lake – Tuolumne Meadows (also Tioga and Saddleback Lakes, Dana Peak) |
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1901 Vol. 2
Aug. 26 - Oct. 19 |
Aug. 26 - Sept. 13: Tuolumne Meadows [also Mt. Lyell, Mt. Conness, Tuolumne Canyon (Little Yosemite)] – Lake Tenaya [Cathedral Lakes; Yosemite Trail] – Yosemite – Crockers [Hetch Hetchy] – Priests – Chinese – Cooperstown – Stockton.
Sept. 13-17: San Francisco and Martinez Sept 17-Oct 4: San Francisco – Los Angeles [Salinas Valley – San Luis Obispo Valley – Santa Barbara] {Oceanside Sept. 19 and Merriam Valley [Palomar Mountain], Oceanside – Twin Oaks and Rincon – La Jolla [Pauma] - San Diego –Tiajuana (Mexico) – Los Angeles – San Jacinto (Saboba) – Los Angeles [Mt. Lowe] – San Francisco (via Soledad Pass), Mission Indians – Mohave Desert, Tehachapi Pass} Oct. 5-14: Mohave desert - San Francisco, also Martinez, Palo Alto, Oct. 7 - Lectured on crest region of Alaska at California Academy of Sciences Oct. 11 - Tamalpais, Berkeley and Mrs. Hearst’s Verona in Pleasanton Valley. Oct. 12 – Sprinl Davis to Mrs. Hawks Oct 13 – Wilera Basket collection Oct. 14-19: San Francisco to Washington, D.C. [S. P., U. P., and B. & O.] Baskets Burning baskets for dead 155-159 Luiseño baskets for sale in Tejuana 165 Mission 153-155 Soboba baskets 167 Justras Barkely on Alaska 181 Keiths Studio, Painting Alaska flora given Mrs. Cure 180 Luiseño (Peyum'ko, Piyum'ko) Indians 148-159 Palomar Mountain 144-148 Pauma 140-141, 148 Ramada building 170-171 Yosemite Indians 116-117 |
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1902 Vol. 1
July 5 - Aug. 15 |
July 2: Sterling Bunnall gave camp fire talk before Sierra Club evening on Birds and Mammals of High Seirra.
July 5-10: Washington, D. C. to San Francisco [B&O, C. and N. W., and U.P.] July 9: Mammals and birds Humboldt Valley Nevada. Elko and Carlin Piyutes and Shoshones also Beowawe and Golconda. July 12-Aug. 5: San Francisco – Visalia – Redstone Park – Giant Forest [Mono Rock] – Kings River Canyon [Bubbs Creek –Kearsarge Pass and return] – Giant Forest – Kaweah River Region [Alta Peak – Kern Canyon, Mineral King (Farewell Gap) – Visalia] Aug. 8-10: San Francisco – Took 200 glass negatives to photographer for development and printing. Aug. 10-15: Monterey Bay – Salinas Valley – Santa Lucia Mountains (Paraiso Springs) – Salinas Valley – San Benito Valley (via Topa and Dry Lake Valleys). Jim McKinney, murder 72a Pat-wiska, tribe 72a Wiktchumne 72-80 language 73a-76 numbers 74 names of animals 75-76 baskets 76-80 parts of body and trees 77a Wikijaru "Sally Net", Wiktchumne elder 72, 77 |
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1902 Vol. 2
Aug. 16 - Sept. 10 |
Aug. 16-26: Hamilton Range (New Idria) – San Benito Valley – Gilroy – Salinas Valley – Santa Lucia Mountains [Santa Lucia Peak – Jolon] – Salinas Valley – Gilroy Plain.
Aug. 26-31: San Francisco Aug. 31 – Sept. 4: Niles Canyon – San Joaquin Valley – Sonora [Angels – Murphys and return; Carters – Soulsbyville and return] – San Francisco
Sept 4-6: San Francisco Sept. 6-10: North Fork American River Region: Colfax – Iowa Hill [Forks House] Forest Hill [Todd Valley and Yankee Jim] – Colfax – Nevada City – Colfax [Bear River] – Sacramento Valley.
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1902 Vol. 3
Sept. 11 - Oct. 10 |
*not yet indexed*
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1902 Vol. 4
Oct. 10 - Nov. 9 |
*not yet indexed*
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1903 Vol. 1
(transcription incomplete) |
*not indexed. Transcription incomplete*
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1903 Vol. 2
(transcription incomplete) |
June 18-23; 97-134
Sacramento Valley (Vacaville) – Capay Valley Cortina Creek – Snow Mt. (via Stony Ford and return by Indian and Bear Valleys) – Cortina Creek – Rumsey. June 24-July 1; 135-136 San Francisco, Berkeley July 1-11; 136-177 Lake Tahoe (Glen Alpine Canyon, Fallen Leaf Lake) -Pyramid Lake, Nev. July 11-17; 177-178 San Francisco July 18-22; 178-186 (cont’d) Redding – McCloud River Region |
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1918
July 8 - Oct. 31 |
July 8-12: Washington, D.C. to Lagunitas [B. & O., C. & N.W., U.P.]
July 12 – Aug. 6: Lagunitas, also San Francisco, Berkeley, Larkspur, San Geronimo and Inverness Ridges, Olema Valley. Aug. 6-12: Russian River – Willits Regon – Eel River – Humboldt6 Bay – Orick – Klamath River (Wetchpek – Orleans) – Eureka – Blue Lake – Eel River – Russian River. Aug 12-25: Lagunitas, also San Francisco, Aug. 25-30: Red Bluff – Redding – Bully Choop Mts [Redding – Weaverville – Canyon and Russ Creeks – Redding] – Trinity River – Redding. Aug. 30 – Sept. 13: Lagunitas, also San Francisco, San Anselmo. Sept. 14-25: Sacramento Canyon – Shasta and Yreka Valleys- Shasta River – Klamath River [Shasta River –Wetchpec] – Eureka – Eel and Russian Rivers. Sept. 25 – Oct. 26: Lagunitas, also San Quentin Prison, Alameda – Redwood Canyon, Oakland Flats. Oct. 26 – 31: Lagunitas – Washington D.C. [Overland Limited] |
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1921 Vol. 1
June 16 - Sept. 30 |
June 16-20: Washington – Chicago (B& O) – San Francisco (C & N.W, UP & SP Overland Limited) – Lagunitas
June 20-30: Lagunitas, also San Francisco, Larkspur, San Rafael June 30 – July 11: Lagunitas – San Rafael – Napa – Suisun – Woodland – Red Bluff –Hayfork – Weaverville – Big Bar – return to Hay Fork – Auto Rest – Fortuna – Eel River – Russian River – San Rafael – Lagunitas July 11 – Aug. 6: Lagunitas, also San Francisco, Alameda, Mill Valley Aug. 6-24: Lagunitas – San Rafael – Santa Rosa – Willits – Long Valley – Eel River – Humboldt Bay – Bald Mt. – Berry Mt. – Trinity River (Willow Creek – Burnt Ranch) Return to Eureka – Trinidad – Stone Lagoon & return to Eureka – Fortuna (Table Mt. Indianola) – Eel River – Russian River – San Rafael – Lagunitas. Aug. 24 – Sept. 13: Lagunitas, also Alameda Sept 13-28: Mill Valley – Eureka (by train) – Stone Lagoon – Klamath River – Salmon River (to Butler Flat). Orleans – Eureka – San Rafael (by train) – Lagunitas
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1922 Vol. 1
May 26 - Aug. 31 |
May 26-31: Washington – Chicago (B& O) – San Francisco (C & N.W., U.P. & S.P.) – Alameda – Lagunitas
May 31 – June 23: Lagunitas. [San Francisco, Alameda, Mill Valley] June 23 – July 7: Lagunitas – San Rafael – Napa – Suisun – Willows – Winslow – Grindstone Creek – Salt Creek – Orland – Red Bluff – Beegum – Hayfork – Auto Rest – Ruth – Hettenshaw Valley – Zenia – Bridgeville – Fortuna (weʹ-ke Rancheria) – Eel River – Long Valley – Healdsburg - Lagunitas July 8 – Aug. 15: Lagunitas [San Francisco, Fairfax – Bolinas – Coyote Lagoon – Mill Valley, Berkeley] Aug. 15-21: Lagunitas – Russian River – Willits – Kahto – Round Valley – Laytonville – Ukiah – Santa Rosa – Lagunitas Aug. 21-28: Lagunitas [San Rafael, San Francisco] Aug. 28-30: Sausalito – Scotia [Ketentelʹbe, Lolahnʹkok, and Carson Redwood Flats] – Eureka and return in the ‘Arden’. Aug. 31: Lagunitas |