Journal and notes of H. Hamlin : Whitney South Sea Expedition

By

Hamlin, Hannibal, 1904-1982

American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Whitney South Sea Expeditions Collection.
Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941)

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

[1927-1930]

Notes

In 2 folders (24 cm x 30 cm)

Page ranges: 1-195, 235-269, 326-356, [10]

Typescript and handwritten entries.

Photographs adhered to pages.

Original journal notes kept by Hamlin during his tenure with the Whitney South Sea Expedition. Entries describe the collecting and specimen preparation activities of both him and his fellow participants, descriptions of the localities and the local residents. Entries also describe the maintenance and activities of the schooner France, expenditures and the health of the crew. Locations noted are Bougainville Island, Samarai, Gizo, Faisi, Fauro, Florida and Buena Vista islands. Hannibal Hamlin was an American neurosurgeon who traveled with the Whitney South Sea Expedition beginning in 1927. After original leader Rollo Beck retired, Hamlin was appointed leader of the expedition from March 1928 to January 1930. He left the expedition in August 1930.

Cataloged through a 2015 Leon Levy Foundation Archives grant.

Subjects

(1920-1941) , 1904-1982 , Birds , Description and travel , Field notes , France (Schooner) , Hamlin, Hannibal, , Melanesia , New Guinea , Scientific Expeditions , Solomon Islands , Travel , Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museu

BHL Collections

BHL Field Notes Project

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.130210
OCLC: 961274131
Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51405695