Logbook, 1946

Title Variants

Alternative: Log of Crossroads Project by Dr. Leonard P. Schultz

Related Titles

Contained In: Leonard Peter Schultz Papers, circa 1915-1970, with related papers from 1899

Series: SIA RU007222

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

By

Schultz, Leonard P. (Leonard Peter), 1901-1986

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1946

Notes

This logbook was kept by Leonard P. Schultz during Operation Crossroads in 1946 aboard the USS Bowditch. The logbook includes entries before and after the atom bomb tests on Bikini Atoll (Marshall Islands) as Schultz participated in a survey of fauna before and after the tests. Entries are narrative and describe daily activities, collection of fish specimens, general notes, and expenses. Includes an entry made on "Able Day" describing Schultz's observations of the atom bomb explosion. A list of scientific personnel can be found in the back of the book. Localities include: Bikini, Rongelap, Kwajalein, and possibly others.

Subjects

Atomic bomb , Bikini , Bowditch (Surveying vessel) , Field notes , Ichthyology , Kwajalein , Marshall Islands , Operation Crossroads, Marshall Islands, 1946 , Rongelap

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English