Collection no. book # 18, beginning # 26790, ending with # 27167
date: label: Date Range
content: 1946-1947
label: Start Date
content: 19460824
label: End Date
content: 19470315
name: label: Alternate Title
content: Collection number book no. 18, Aug. 24, 1946 – March 15, 1947, (26790 – 27167)
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 from 25 August 1946 to 15 March 1947 in various locations within the Marshall Islands, Hawai’i, Johnston Island, California, Virginia, Micronesia, the Marianas Islands, Guam, and the Caroline Islands. Collector numbers 26790 – 27167 are included. Occasionally, notes become long and narrative, and will sometimes include general descriptions of area vegetation. Specimen list includes scientific name, date, locality, collector number, and sometimes physical description of the specimen that includes its measurements, color, and other information. Page 195-198 contains a list of “plants collected in Saipan by Homer A. Stephens”. Also included is a typed list of specimens collected on 13 May 1945 in Saipan numbered 1-32 inserted between pages 195 and 196.
place: label: Place
content: Caroline Islands
label: Place
content: Marshall Islands
label: Place
content: Mariana Islands
label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Hawaii
label: Place
content: California
label: Place
content: Virginia
label: Place
content: Micronesia
label: Place
content: Johnston Island
label: Place
content: Guam
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
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