Title
Personal Diaries, Kept by WLS
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
1911
Notes
This is the personal diary kept by Waldo Schmitt on the Lower California Cruise of the Albatross, February 28 - May 9 (pp. 3 - 176) and the Chignik Biological Survey May 17 - September 11 and (pp. 177-185). Entries are dated, and include personal details of the voyage as well as information about collecting. Subject matter covers interactions with participants; daily events and narratives; his first time dredging (includes description); flora and fauna observed; accommodations; and destinations.
Subjects
Alaska
,
Albatross (Steamer)
,
Baja California
,
Chignik Bay
,
Crustacea
,
Diary
,
Field notes
,
Tiburón, Isla
,
United States
,
Zoology
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.130873
Wikidata:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q51406172
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