F. R. Fosberg field notebook no. 53, beginning with # 39651, ending with # 39809
date: label: Date Range
content: 1958-1959
label: Start Date
content: 19581105
label: End Date
content: 19590120
name: label: Alternate Title
content: Collection and Field Note Book No. 53, Nov. 5, 1958 -- Jan. 20, 1959 (39651 - 39809)
notes: label: Abstract
content: An inserted table of contents contains a full listing of localities and corresponding collector numbers. This field book contains a specimen list of botanical specimens collected by F. R. Fosberg from 5 November 1958 to 20 January 1959 in Pakistan, Indonesia, Australia, and Hawaii. Collector numbers 39651-39809 are included. Specimen list includes scientific name, date, locality, collector number, with occasional notes on locality or physical descriptions of specimens (size, color, etc.) Also included are travel notes from Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, New Jersey, Iowa, New York, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Oman, Iran, India, and Malaya (Malaysia). A printed flyer titled "Ketchak - Dance of Bone" from Bali, and a typed report of Excursion III to East Java and Bali, can be found in the front of the field book. Dispersed throughout the book are train schedules, maps, and other travel ephemera. A typed list of plants collected from Bali is also included. A typed letter from the Missouri Botanical Garden acknowledging a gift of poinsetta seeds can be found between pages 180 and 181.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Hawaii
label: Place
content: Pakistan
label: Place
content: Jawa
label: Place
content: Indonesia
label: Place
content: Bali
label: Place
content: Australia
topic: label: Topic
content: Botany
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: F. Raymond Fosberg field notes from the Department of Botany
label: See more records associated with this person
content: Fosberg, F. Raymond (Francis Raymond), 1908-1993
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA Acc. 12-040
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Maps
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: At least 24 hours advance notice is recommended to consult this collection. Contact the Department of Botany at 202-633-0920 to make an appointment.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: F. Raymond Fosberg field notes from the Department of Botany
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Main Library