Title
Hawaii, 1923 (Tanager Expedition) : journal of Donald Ryder Dickey, 24 March - 28 April 1923, Typescript copy
Title Variants
Alternative:
Hawaii, 1923, Dickey Journal
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
Dickey, Donald R. (Donald Ryder), 1887-1932
Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1923
Notes
The journal is that of photographer, Donald Dickey, and was sent to Alexander Wetmore by Jane P. Church in October 1969. The journal describes Donald's Dickey's experiences as a member of the Tanager Expedition to Hawaii, during 1923. The journal begins with his departure from California, and continues through his arrival in Hawaii, meeting the other expedition participants and the subsequent voyage. Entries are chronological, and pages are numbered. He includes weather, location, latitude and longitude positions, and bearing at the beginning of entries. He discusses members of the crew, repairs, daily activities, observations of wildlife (uses common and scientific names) and vegetation; descriptions of vacated structures on islands; films made; photographs taken; and extensive descriptions of Teals and Terns. Extensive descriptions of Laysan Island.
Subjects
Field notes
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French Frigate Shoals
,
Hawaii
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Hawaiian Islands
,
Laysan Island
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Ornithology
,
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.151372
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