United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1941 : correspondence
date: label: Date Range
content: 1941
label: Start Date
content: 1941
label: End Date
content: 1941
notes: label: Abstract
content: The correspondence is from Waldo Schmitt's participation in the United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1941. Includes progress reports. The progress reports discusses the expedition chronologically, listing locations, dates, and activities, and specimens collected including seeds of the Rooseveltia palm tree. Correspondence discuss issues at Smithsonian, work with expedition participants, and destinations and distances (and time) covered. Includes correspondence of John Enos Graf, Lucile McCain, and Alexander Wetmore. Locations include the vicinity of Panam, Ecuador, and Chile including Galapagos Islands [Archipiélago de Colón], Coco Island [Isla de Coco], and Chatham Island [Isla Chatham].
place: label: Place
content: Panama
label: Place
content: Colón, Archipiélago de
label: Place
content: Ecuador
label: Place
content: Coco, Isla de
label: Place
content: Costa Rica
label: Place
content: Chatham, Isla
topic: label: Topic
content: Zoology
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content: Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978
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content: Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977
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content: United States Navy Galapagos Expedition (1941-1942)
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content: Graf, John Enos
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content: McCain, Lucile
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content: Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978
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 101