Smithsonian-Bredin Caribbean Expedition, 1959 : diary, April 10 - May 2, 1959
date: label: Date Range
content: 1959
label: Start Date
content: 19590410
label: End Date
content: 19590502
notes: label: Abstract
content: The diary documents Waldo Schmitt's work during the Smithsonian-Bredin Caribbean Expedition, 1959. The entries cover April 10 - May 2, 1959. In the front of the book is a list of individuals and their affiliations. Entries are dated and chronological. Subject matter includes descriptions of and interactions with participants; daily activities; dredging; photographs taken; and descriptions of caves and reefs where they collected specimens. Most of the notebook is blank. Locations in the Caribbean include the vicinity of Pidgeon Island, Martinique, and Barbuda.
place: label: Place
content: Caribbean Sea
label: Place
content: Pidgeon Island
label: Place
content: Martinique
label: Place
content: Barbuda
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: Smithsonian-Bredin Caribbean Expeditions (1956-1959)
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 110