Hancock South America Expedition, 1939 : diary, March 16 - May 6, 1939
date: label: Date Range
content: 1939
label: Start Date
content: 19390316
label: End Date
content: 19390506
notes: label: Abstract
content: The diary documents Waldo Schmitt's work during the Hancock South America Expedition, 1939. It covers the dates March 16 - May 6, 1939. Entries are dated and journal style. Travel and daily activities are recorded from his departure from New York. Locations are sometimes listed at the beginning of entries. Subject matter discusses interactions and meetings with colleagues, their family members, and expedition participants; daily expenses and activities; collecting locations; details about crew; descriptions of terrain and vegetation of destinations; interactions with local inhabitants while working in the field; and notes in the back of the notebook. locations visited include the vicinity of Panama (Caledonia Bay), Colombia (including Puerto Colombia and Magdalena River), and Trinidad.
place: label: Place
content: Panama
label: Place
content: Caledonia, Bahía de
label: Place
content: Puerto Colombia
label: Place
content: Colombia
label: Place
content: Trinidad
label: Place
content: Magdalena
topic: label: Topic
content: Zoology
label: Topic
content: Crustaceans
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: Hancock South America Expedition (1939)
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 96