Details - Waldo L. Schmitt Papers : field notes, Antarctica, 1962-1963

Waldo L. Schmitt Papers : field notes, Antarctica, 1962-1963

Title

Waldo L. Schmitt Papers : field notes, Antarctica, 1962-1963

Title Variants

Alternative: Dr. Schmitt, Biological Station record Jan.-Mar. '63

Related Titles

Contained In: Waldo L. Schmitt papers, 1924-1927, 1930-1932, 1937, 1941-1942, 1961-1963

Series: SIA Acc. 17-104

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

196201963

Notes

This field book is part of a collection of Waldo L. Schmitt papers. Schmitt was a carcinologist. He participated in many field trips and expeditions to observe crustaceans in the USA and around the world. Schmitt's last expedition was in 1962-1963, when he served as a member of the Palmer Peninsula (Antarctica) Survey of the United States Antarctic Research Program. During the survey, Schmitt collected over 29,000 specimens (crustaceans and other animals), which were added to the collections of the National Museum of Natural History. In recognition of his contributions to the United States Antarctic Research Program, the Board of Geographic Names designated a 30 mile ice-covered series of outcrops at the base of the Antarctic Peninsula, Schmitt Mesa.This field book is inscribed on its preliminary page: "All materials listed not kept just listed for report by W. L. S.--as he stated to me (Lup)."Dates range from December 19, 1962 to March 3, 1963. Notes give the date, station, conditions of hauls, type of fauna and flora observed, specimens collected.