Details - Hawaii, 1923 (Tanager Expedition) : journal of Donald Ryder Dickey, 24 March - 28 April 1923, Typescript copy

Hawaii, 1923 (Tanager Expedition) : journal of Donald Ryder Dickey, 24 March - 28 April 1923, Typescript copy

Title

Hawaii, 1923 (Tanager Expedition) : journal of Donald Ryder Dickey, 24 March - 28 April 1923, Typescript copy

Title Variants

Alternative: Hawaii, 1923, Dickey Journal

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

Dickey, Donald R. (Donald Ryder), 1887-1932
Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1923

Notes

The journal is that of photographer, Donald Dickey, and was sent to Alexander Wetmore by Jane P. Church in October 1969. The journal describes Donald's Dickey's experiences as a member of the Tanager Expedition to Hawaii, during 1923. The journal begins with his departure from California, and continues through his arrival in Hawaii, meeting the other expedition participants and the subsequent voyage. Entries are chronological, and pages are numbered. He includes weather, location, latitude and longitude positions, and bearing at the beginning of entries. He discusses members of the crew, repairs, daily activities, observations of wildlife (uses common and scientific names) and vegetation; descriptions of vacated structures on islands; films made; photographs taken; and extensive descriptions of Teals and Terns. Extensive descriptions of Laysan Island.