Title
I. Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, 1925 - 1926
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
1925-1926
Notes
The notebook documents the work of H. S. Ladd in Hawaii, November 25 - December 23, 1925, Australia, and New Zealand, February 23 - September 16, 1926. The volume begins with an itinerary. The entries are dated and narrative in structure. They describe travel details, field work, office work, "fish work", observations of terrain including enroute, sketches with notes, marine fauna observed, discussions with colleagues including natural sciences theories, specimens collected, collections studied, and daily activities. Includes a loose insert of field notes. Locations include sites across Oahu Island, Hawaii; vicinity of Sydney, Australia; and Auckland, New Zealand.
Subjects
Australia
,
Field notes
,
Geology
,
Hawaii
,
Ichthyology
,
New Zealand
,
Oahu
,
Paleontology
,
United States
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.133511
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