Robert P. Higgins Papers : field notes, Dominican Republic, Haiti, 1980

Related Titles

Contained In: Robert P. Higgins Papers, 1957-1960, 1963-1965, 1968, 1972, 1976-1993

Series: SIA Acc. 17-105

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Higgins, Robert P.

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1980

Notes

Robert P. Higgins, born in 1932, is an invertebrate zoologist who held various positions at the Smithsonian Institution and the National Museum of Natural History, 1968-1996. The Smithsonian Institution Archives house field notes that document his collecting trips around the world.This field book shows notes for field trips to the Dominican Republic and Haiti in 1980. Inserted are the photocopy of part of a map of Hispaniola, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, annotated in pencil with dates on certain locations; an advertising card for a shop, and a note with coordinates for Cap Haitien. The field book includes text and drawings. The notes are dated from November 2 to 10, 1980. They inlcude station numbering, names, coordinates and details on soil and specimens.

Subjects

Dominican Republic , Field notes , Haiti , Higgins, Robert P , Marine biology--Caribbean Sea , Marine invertebrates , Marine invertebrates--Caribbean Sea , National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) , Smithsonian Institution , Zoology

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.150039