. C. Hart Merriam papers : including correspondence, papers relating to career with the United States Biological Survey, 1798-1972 (bulk 1871-1942). United States. Division of Ornithology and Mammalogy; United States. Division of Biological Survey; United States. Biological Survey; United States. Bureau of Biological Survey; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U. S. ); Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899); Bering Sea controversy; Bears; Biogeography; Natural history; Ornithology; Botany; Life zones; Wildlife conservation. P0\ Pab. 4. 1928. Dr Joseph Grinnell Ifuteun x>t Vert
. C. Hart Merriam papers : including correspondence, papers relating to career with the United States Biological Survey, 1798-1972 (bulk 1871-1942). United States. Division of Ornithology and Mammalogy; United States. Division of Biological Survey; United States. Biological Survey; United States. Bureau of Biological Survey; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U. S. ); Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899); Bering Sea controversy; Bears; Biogeography; Natural history; Ornithology; Botany; Life zones; Wildlife conservation. P0\ Pab. 4. 1928. Dr Joseph Grinnell Ifuteun x>t Vertebrate Zoology Berkelejt California Bear Dr Griiuiell: Tour letter of January 6 gave me a toothache* It la simply another of the oTerlaatiqg prods that stir a fellow up for not doing what he ougjbt to do and wants to do but lacks the power, liy files and safes are orerflowing with unfinished nanusoripts, and I am harpooned from rarious directions for bocks and articles innumerable that I ought to finish* When younger and able to work at the desk sixteen hours a day I used to ae-* oomplish moxe» but now, as you know, I an an old man and find tra hours-«8ometimes only ei^t*--a full dayU work. Tou ask about the publication of a talk I gare a couple of months ago before the on my work on the Life Zones. This was hastily prepared (by request from Palmer) and I hate not had time to touch it since, so sons days will be re* quired to rerify references and dates and put it in shape for publication. I an tortured by demands for my Bear Book, demands comicg with heartrending frequency not only frem sportsmen and teur naturalists in Tarious parts of the country, but also 705 n m m () Z (and most distrassingly) from the source of my suf^ort. Other rather pressing Natural Histox7 Tolumss neediitt time to finish are one on the Death Yalley Ezpeditionj[(the balk of which was written mora than twenty^fiye yean ago), and a monograph on the Kangaroo Rats. In the an&ropolpgic
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