Alaska King Crab Investigation, 1940 : correspondence A-M
date: label: Date Range
content: 1940
label: Start Date
content: 1940
label: End Date
content: 1940
notes: label: Abstract
content: Correspondence documents Waldo Schmitt's work with the Fish and Wildlife Service during their Alaska King Crab Investigation, 1940. Much of the correspondence is exchanged with staff of the Fish and Wildlife Service. Includes a list of Schizopods collected for accession number 157371, including location, numbers, depth, date and species; collected mollusks (number, location, and date); Barnacles (number and scientific name); transport issues; terminology for crab species; letters about and drafts of the Service's final report; notes about an injury of a crew member; and directions on preserving specimen types. Includes correspondence of Roger W. Harrison and Lucile McCain. Locations were throughout the Aleutian Islands.
place: label: Place
content: Alaska
label: Place
content: Aleutians East
label: Place
content: United States
topic: label: Topic
content: Zoology
label: Topic
content: Crustaceans
label: Topic
content: Alaska king crab
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content: Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978
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content: Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977
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content: Alaska King Crab Expedition, 1940-1941
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content: Harrison, Roger W.
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content: McCain, Lucile
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007231
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Correspondence
objectRights: label: Access Information
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physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 98