Smithsonian-Bredin Expedition, 1956

Related Titles

Contained In: National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Curatorial Records, 1956-1959

Series: SIA Acc. 16-291

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

By

Smithsonian-Bredin Caribbean Expeditions (1956-1959)

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1956

Notes

The notebook and notes document preparation and work completed during the Smithsonian-Bredin Expedition in the Caribbean, 1956. Loose notes contain lists, including equipment and collections per chest number, list of marine invertebrate lots. Relates to accession number 208263 at Department of Invertebrate Zoology,National Museum of Natural History. The notebook entries are dated, and are headed with station numbers (1 to 117-56), description of locality, habitat, date (March - 9 to April 17) and specimen collector. These include Chace, Waldo Schmitt, and local inhabitants. Includes time of day, travel details with departure and arrival ports, and weather. At the end of the note book is a detailed itinerary.

Subjects

Caribbean Sea , Field notes , Marine invertebrates , Smithsonian-Bredin Caribbean Expeditions (1956-195 , Virgin Islands

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.146214