Details - Hawaii, 1923 (Tanager Expedition), 2 of 2

Hawaii, 1923 (Tanager Expedition), 2 of 2

Title

Hawaii, 1923 (Tanager Expedition), 2 of 2

Title Variants

Alternative: Hawaii, 1923 (Tanager Expedition) : To examine and secure information on the islands in the Hawaii bird reservation. Correspondence, 1923- 1925, 1931, 1937, and undated. Includes itineraries, personnel rosters, bird data, reports, and related materials

Related Titles

Contained In: Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated

Series: SIA RU007006

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

By

Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1923

Notes

Materials document Alexander Wetmore's participation in the Tanager Expedition, 1923, while working for the U.S. Department Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Biological Survey. The expedition was conducted with the cooperation of the United States Navy, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, and USDA. Materials include US Naval communications about position, weather and daily activities; specimen requests; intended destinations of specimens and other collected materials (plants, birds, mammals, insects); itineraries; official USDA correspondence; business cards; a press release; receipts; bird lists (Laysan Island); lists of supplies; A significant amount of the materials relate to Laysan Island. Locations visited include Nihoa, Laysan and Lisianski Island.