Smithsonian-Hartford West Indies Expedition, 1937 : diary, March 3 - April 17, 1937, original, volume 1

Title Variants

Alternative: Smithsonian-Hartford West Indies Expedition, 1937 : diary, March 3 - May 12, 1937, original (two volumes) and typed copy (1 of 2)

Related Titles

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

1937

Notes

Volume 1 of Waldo Schmitt's diary documents his work during the Smithsonian-Hartford West Indies Expedition, 1937. The dates cover March 3 - April 17, 1937. Subject matter covers travel details; issues procuring vessels; interactions with local inhabitants; specimen collecting (dredging); types of specimens collected; list of individual crew members; temperatures and weather; descriptions of communities encountered; interactions with expedition participants; visit to the Citadel; and oyster beds near Saba Island. Locations in the West Indies include the vicinity of the islands of Nassau, Tortuga, Saint Thomas, and Saba.

Subjects

Diary , Field notes , Hartford-Smithsonian West Indies Expedition (1937) , Nassau, Isla , Saba , Saint Thomas , Tortuga, Isla , West Indies , Zoology

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.128803