Smithsonian-Hartford West Indies Expedition, 1937 : diary, April 18 - May 12, 1937, original, volume 2

Title Variants

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

The second volume of Waldo Schmitt's diary documents his work during the Smithsonian-Hartford West Indies Expedition, 1937. Dates cover April 18 - May 12, 1937. Entries are dated. Subject matter covers interactions with local inhabitants and colleagues; procurement of supplies; visits to communities; locations visited; specimen collecting including descriptions of locations (beaches and reefs); descriptions about being at sea; weather; descriptions of towns and historic sites. Locations in West Indies include Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Barbados, Saint Thomas and Puerto Rico.

Subjects

Barbados , Diary , Field notes , Hartford-Smithsonian West Indies Expedition (1937) , Puerto Rico , Saint Pierre and Miquelon , Saint Thomas , Virgin Islands , West Indies , Zoology

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.129141