Smithsonian–Roosevelt African Expedition (1909–1910)

1. Smithsonian plans a major African collecting expedition

   Dec 18, 1908Labels: Smithsonian Institution, Theodore Roosevelt

   • Science 1908
   • SI Archives

2. Roosevelt’s expedition sails from New York

   Mar 23, 1909Labels: Theodore Roosevelt, Kermit Roosevelt

   • TR Center
   • AMNH Library

3. Expedition lands at Mombasa, British East Africa

   Apr 21, 1909Labels: Mombasa, British East

   • TR Center
   • AMNH Library

4. Collecting begins in the Kapiti Plains region

   Apr 24, 1909Labels: Kapiti Plains, field collecting

   • AMNH Library
   • SI Archives

5. Expedition moves through Nairobi and central Kenya

   Jun 1, 1909Labels: Nairobi, central Kenya

   • TR Center
   • AMNH Library

6. Field notes record daily locations and specimen numbers

   Oct 17, 1909Labels: field notebooks, specimen records

   • SI Archives

7. Akeley elephant collecting overlaps with Roosevelt party

   Nov 1, 1909Labels: Carl Akeley, American Museum

   • AMNH Library

8. Scientific documentation expands beyond big game

   Nov 15, 1909Labels: small mammals, entomology

   • Smithsonian Mag

9. Expedition crosses toward the Nile route northward

   Jan 1, 1910Labels: Nile route, Khartoum

   • TR Center
   • AMNH Library

10. Smithsonian–Roosevelt expedition breaks up at Khartoum

    Mar 14, 1910Labels: Khartoum, expedition conclusion

    • TR Center
    • AMNH Library

11. Natural History Building opens as collections grow

    Mar 17, 1910Labels: Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

    • NMNH History

12. Expedition collections significantly expand Smithsonian holdings

    Jun 30, 1910Labels: Smithsonian collections, specimen totals

    • SI Archives
    • TR Inaugural Site