Smithsonian-Hartford West Indies Expedition, 1937 : diary, March 3 - April 17, 1937, original, volume 1
date: label: Date Range
content: 1937
label: Start Date
content: 19370303
label: End Date
content: 19370417
name: label: Alternate Title
content: Smithsonian-Hartford West Indies Expedition, 1937 : diary, March 3 - May 12, 1937, original (two volumes) and typed copy (1 of 2)
notes: label: Abstract
content: Volume 1 of Waldo Schmitt's diary documents his work during the Smithsonian-Hartford West Indies Expedition, 1937. The dates cover March 3 - April 17, 1937. Subject matter covers travel details; issues procuring vessels; interactions with local inhabitants; specimen collecting (dredging); types of specimens collected; list of individual crew members; temperatures and weather; descriptions of communities encountered; interactions with expedition participants; visit to the Citadel; and oyster beds near Saba Island. Locations in the West Indies include the vicinity of the islands of Nassau, Tortuga, Saint Thomas, and Saba.
place: label: Place
content: West Indies
label: Place
content: Nassau, Isla
label: Place
content: Tortuga, Isla
label: Place
content: Saint Thomas
label: Place
content: Saba
topic: label: Topic
content: Zoology
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978
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content: Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977
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content: Hartford-Smithsonian West Indies Expedition (1937)
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
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 92