Title
Alaska King Crab Investigation, 1940 : correspondence A-M
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
1940
Notes
Correspondence documents Waldo Schmitt's work with the Fish and Wildlife Service during their Alaska King Crab Investigation, 1940. Much of the correspondence is exchanged with staff of the Fish and Wildlife Service. Includes a list of Schizopods collected for accession number 157371, including location, numbers, depth, date and species; collected mollusks (number, location, and date); Barnacles (number and scientific name); transport issues; terminology for crab species; letters about and drafts of the Service's final report; notes about an injury of a crew member; and directions on preserving specimen types. Includes correspondence of Roger W. Harrison and Lucile McCain. Locations were throughout the Aleutian Islands.
Subjects
Alaska
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Alaska king crab
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Alaska King Crab Expedition, 1940-1941
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Aleutians East
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Correspondence
,
Crustaceans
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Field notes
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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United States
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Zoology
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.130160
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