United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1941, diary, April 2-28, 1941, typed copy
date: label: Date Range
content: 1941
label: Start Date
content: 19410402
label: End Date
content: 19410428
notes: label: Abstract
content: The diary documents Waldo Shmitt's participation in the United States Navy Expedition to the Galapagos Islands, 1941. Entries are dated. Subject matter includes descriptions of islands (Malpelo), types and sizes of fish caught, air and water temperatures, daily activities with expedition participants, sometimes times day long data (winds, temp, time anchoring, underway, sometimes destinations, etc), collecting trips ashore, observed wildlife, supplies used,quantities of specimens, Locations include the vicinity of Panama, Isla de Malpelo, Villamil and the Galapagos Islands [Archipiélago de Colón].
place: label: Place
content: Panama
label: Place
content: Colón, Archipiélago de
label: Place
content: Malpelo, Isla de
label: Place
content: Villamil
label: Place
content: Ecuador
topic: label: Topic
content: Zoology
label: Topic
content: Ichthyology
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978
label: See more records associated with this person
content: Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977
label: See more records associated with this expedition
content: United States Navy Galapagos Expedition (1941-1942)
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: Diary
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 101