Title
Hancock Pacific-Galapagos Expedition, 1935 : diary, volume 1, November 23, 1934 - January 14, 1935, index of volume 1 contains station data
Title Variants
Alternative:
Hancock Pacific-Galapagos Expedition, 1935 : diary, 2 volumes, November 23, 1934 - February 20, 1935, index of volume 1 contains station data (1 of 2)
Related Titles
Contained In:
Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978
Series:
SIA RU007231
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1934-1935
Notes
The first volume of the diary documents Waldo Schmitt's work during the Hancock Pacific-Galapagos Expedition, 1935. Covers dates November 23, 1934 - January 14, 1935. Entries are dated. Begins with an index of station data that includes station number, dates, latitude and longitude positions, water temperature, and air temperature. Entries detail travel, interactions with colleagues, descriptions of incidents aboard ship, observations and descriptions of expedition participants and accompanying spouses, collecting efforts (dredging) and locations, descriptions of collecting site environments, observed salinity of locations, wildlife including pelagic birds observed, holiday celebrations, and song lyrics. Locations include the vicinity of Ecuador -- Galapagos Islands [Archipiélago de Colón], Falkands Islands, Guayaquil, Callao, and Quito.
Subjects
Callao
,
Colon, Archipielago de
,
Diary
,
Ecuador
,
Falkland Islands
,
Field notes
,
Guayaquil
,
Hancock Pacific-Galapagos Expeditions (1933-1935)
,
Quito
,
Zoology
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.128808
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