Title
Hawaii, 1923 (Tanager Expedition), 2 of 2
Title Variants
Alternative:
Hawaii, 1923 (Tanager Expedition) : To examine and secure information on the islands in the Hawaii bird reservation. Correspondence, 1923- 1925, 1931, 1937, and undated. Includes itineraries, personnel rosters, bird data, reports, and related materials
Related Titles
Contained In:
Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated
Series:
SIA RU007006
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1923
Notes
Materials document Alexander Wetmore's participation in the Tanager Expedition, 1923, while working for the U.S. Department Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Biological Survey. The expedition was conducted with the cooperation of the United States Navy, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, and USDA. Materials include US Naval communications about position, weather and daily activities; specimen requests; intended destinations of specimens and other collected materials (plants, birds, mammals, insects); itineraries; official USDA correspondence; business cards; a press release; receipts; bird lists (Laysan Island); lists of supplies; A significant amount of the materials relate to Laysan Island. Locations visited include Nihoa, Laysan and Lisianski Island.
Subjects
Botany
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Correspondence
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Entomology
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Field notes
,
Hawaii
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Hawaiian Islands
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Itineraries
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Laysan Island
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Lisianski Island
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Nihoa
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Ornithology
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Tanager Expedition (1923)
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United States
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United States Dept. of Agriculture
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United States Navy
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.150128
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