Title
VIII. Tonga, Samoa, 1928
Related Titles
Contained In:
Chalmer L. Cooper papers, c. 1932 - 1944
Series:
SIA Acc. 16-046
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Ladd, Harry S., (Harry Stephen) 1899-1982
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1928
Notes
The notebook documents the work of H. S. Ladd in Tonga and Samoa, 1928. The volume begins with a table of contents listing locations: Tongatalu, Eua, Tongatabu, Falcon, Lifuka, Vavau, and Upolu. Most entries are headed with location and are narrative in structure. They describe sites visited, including photographs taken, location information including landmarks and distance from, geological characteristics, fossils identified and collected (including coral), work of [J. Edward] Hoffmeister, sketches and geological sections, and hand drawn maps with notes. Also describes daily activities.
Subjects
Field notes
,
Geology
,
Hoffmeister, J. Edward (John Edward), 1899-1991
,
Maps
,
Paleontology
,
Samoa
,
Tonga
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.132686
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