Presidential Cruise of 1938 : notes, papers, memoranda, and related materials regarding the scientific results of the cruise (2 of 2)
date: label: Date Range
content: 1938
label: Start Date
content: 1938
label: End Date
content: 1938
notes: label: Abstract
content: Notes, papers, memoranda, and related materials document Waldo Schmitt's participation in the Presidential Cruise of 1938. Materials cover the scientific results of the cruise. Subject matter includes collected sponges; list of fishes collected (common and scientific name, where collected, and sometimes specimen characteristics); a progress report on the Presidential Cruise detailing locations and types of specimens collected and anchorages; related publications; botanical specimens and discoveries; and note cards indicating quantities caught per location. Sites include Galapagos Islands [Archipiélago de Colón], Panama, Old Providence Island [Isla de Providencia], and Mexico (Cedros Island, Magdalena Bay [Bahía Magdalena, Isla Cedros, Socorro Island [Isla Socorro]).
place: label: Place
content: Colón, Archipiélago de
label: Place
content: Panama
label: Place
content: Providencia, Isla de
label: Place
content: Cedros, Isla
label: Place
content: Magdalena, Bahía
label: Place
content: Clipperton Island
label: Place
content: Socorro, Isla
label: Place
content: Mexico
label: Place
content: Ecuador
topic: label: Topic
content: Zoology
label: Topic
content: Ichthyology
label: Topic
content: Botany
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: Presidential Cruise of 1938
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content: Laubenfels, M. W.
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 95