Waldo L. Schmitt Papers : field notes, Tortugas, July 15-August 26, 1924

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

1924

Notes

The field book is part of a collection of Waldo L. Schmitt papers. Schmitt was a carcinologist. During the summers of 1924 and 1925, Schmitt was at the Carnegie Institution's Marine Laboratory at Tortugas, Florida, surveying the crustacean fauna of the area, identifying crustaceans found in the stomachs of fishes, and taking underwater photographs. The folder contains the unbound pages 47 to 118 of a notebook, covered in handwritten notes and marginalia. The notes are dated from July 15 to August 26, 1924. They include drawings of specimens.

Subjects

(Waldo Lasalle), , 1887-1977 , Carnegie Institution of Washington , Crustaceans , Dry Tortugas , Field notes , Florida , Marine biology , Natural history , Schmitt, Waldo L , Tortugas Laboratory‏ , Zoology

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.142273