Journal of Richard E. Blackwelder, West Indies, vol. 2
date: label: Date Range
content: 1935
label: Start Date
content: 19350918
label: End Date
content: 19351226
notes: label: Abstract
content: This journal contains field notes documenting Richard Blackwelder's research in Puerto Rico, Saint Thomas, Guadeloupe, and Trinidad from 18 September 1935 to 26 December 1935 to study insects, especially beetles. This journal contains 122 pages. Blackwelder also travels to Saint Kitte, Saint Croix, Antigua, Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, and Barbadoes during this trip, but does not seem to collect at those locations. Blackwelder provides descriptions of flora and fauna, especially birds, of his surrounding environment. He also includes elevations, weather information, and other observations. Abundance of insect genera is noted when applicable. Also, description on how specimens were obtained (ex. in cow dung; rotten fruit) is included. Maps for Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, and Trinidad are included and are annotated to show locations of stations and route taken. Stations visited include station 43-130 (43-64 Puerto Rico, 66-68 Saint Thomas, 69-91 Guadeloupe, 92-130 Trinidad). Index of locations is included in the back. Index of insects is also included. Sketches of plants are included in the back. Examples of localities Blackwelder visited includes Ciales and Olinpo (Puerto Rico); Grande-Terre (Guadeloupe); and Sans Souci and La Brea (Trinidad).
place: label: Place
content: Puerto Rico
label: Place
content: Saint Thomas
label: Place
content: Trinidad and Tobago
label: Place
content: Trinidad
label: Place
content: Guadeloupe
label: Place
content: Sans Souci
label: Place
content: Ciales
label: Place
content: Grande-Terre
label: Place
content: La Brea
topic: label: Topic
content: Entomology
label: Topic
content: Beetles
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Richard E. Blackwelder Papers, 1926-1964
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content: Blackwelder, Richard E.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA Acc. 96-099
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Diary
label: Object Type
content: Maps
objectRights: label: Access Information
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physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: Richard E. Blackwelder Papers, 1926-1964
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 1 Folder 7