Presidential Cruise of 1938 : diary, July 14 - August 11, 1938, also includes newspaper clippings

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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

1938

Notes

The diary, made up of loose pages and a bound volume with news clippings, documents Waldo Schmitt's work during the Presidential Cruise of 1938. The dates cover July 14 - August 11, 1938. Entries are dated and journal style. Sometimes location is listed at the top of the entry. Subject matter includes locations visited; activities aboard ship; collecting sites and types of specimens (fish, crustaceans, birds) sometimes with times of day; anchorage locations; daily activities; wildlife observed, including birds; interactions with colleagues; and activities of the president. The bound volume includes dated entries, and mostly describing collecting activities. Locations include the vicinity of Magdalena Bay [Bahía Magdalena], Socorro Island [Isla Socorro], Mexico; and Galapagos Islands [Archipiélago de Colón]; Clipperton Island; Costa Rice; and Old Providence Island [Isla de Providencia].

Subjects

Clipperton Island , Clippings (information artifacts) , Colon, Archipielago de , Costa Rica , Crustaceans , Diary , Field notes , Ichthyology , Magdalena, Bahía , Mexico , Presidential Cruise of 1938 , Providencia, Isla de , Socorro, Isla , Zoology

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.130143