VIII. Tonga, Samoa, 1928

Related Titles

Contained In: Chalmer L. Cooper papers, c. 1932 - 1944

Series: SIA Acc. 16-046

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Ladd, Harry S., (Harry Stephen) 1899-1982

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1928

Notes

The notebook documents the work of H. S. Ladd in Tonga and Samoa, 1928. The volume begins with a table of contents listing locations: Tongatalu, Eua, Tongatabu, Falcon, Lifuka, Vavau, and Upolu. Most entries are headed with location and are narrative in structure. They describe sites visited, including photographs taken, location information including landmarks and distance from, geological characteristics, fossils identified and collected (including coral), work of [J. Edward] Hoffmeister, sketches and geological sections, and hand drawn maps with notes. Also describes daily activities.

Subjects

Field notes , Geology , Hoffmeister, J. Edward (John Edward), 1899-1991 , Maps , Paleontology , Samoa , Tonga

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.132686