Palmer Peninsula (Antarctica) Survey, 1962-1963 : correspondence, 1962-1966
date: label: Date Range
content: 1962-1966
label: Start Date
content: 1962
label: End Date
content: 1966
notes: label: Abstract
content: Correspondence documents work that was completed during the Palmer Peninsula (Antarctica) Survey, 1962-1963. Correspondence covers 1962-1966. Subject matter covers expenses, locations resided enroute to Antarctica, invitation to Smithsonian to send staff to Department of Defense sites in Antarctica as part of the US exchange representative program, ongoing business at the Smithsonian, fieldwork, and copies of his field notes (may include station numbers). Includes a letter detailing analysis results relating to specimens collected; attached is a list stating location, station numbers, specimen's scientific name, and quantity. Locations include Anvers Island, Argentine Island, Paradise Harbor, Gamma Island, Discovery Bay, and Wiencke Island among others. Includes correspondence of Fenner A. Chace, Jr. and Alvina S. Schmitt (Mrs. Waldo LaSalle).
place: label: Place
content: Antarctica
label: Place
content: Palmer Land
label: Place
content: Anvers Island
topic: label: Topic
content: Zoology
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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: Palmer Peninsula (Antarctica) Survey (1962-1963)
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content: Chace, Jr., Fenner A.
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content: Schmitt, Alvina S. (Mrs. Waldo LaSalle)
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
content: Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
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 114