. 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. OIT ' I' i; â ^'i^^^H i i I. 't t , oS 1 1' il Si-
. 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. OIT ' I' i; â ^'i^^^H i i I. 't t , oS 1 1' il Si- , 1924 Dear Mrs Harriman: It is a long time since i wrote yoa last. J. Lave felt t>iat you did not s>iare my Taelief as to the relative im-oortance of the several lines of investigation on which i ani engar^ed, and for this reason have been exerting myself .to .the utmost to complete the more urgent parts of my work with the California Indians so that it mig^t be published during the coming winter, thus liberating more time for t>e natural History work. i?*or a number of years i have felt t^^at the most valuable contribution i am able to make to the sum of human knowledge is the publication of a large scale map of California and wevada, with ap- propriate text, showing the boundaries of the areas possessed by our native peoples prior to the confiscation of their lands by t>>e Whitea. In vTew of t>e vast amount of research work that has been done in studying the aboriginal inhabitants of jiurope and Asia, it seems strange that so little has been accomplished in ascertaining the names and boundaries of the tribes of the western parts of America. i?'or it is a fact that there is not in existence today anything approch- ing an accurate detailed map of the tribes, subtribes and principal towns of these people⢠in other words, the knowledge that shovli form the ground- work of American history is not yet on record. Much good work in etlinology has been published
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