Palmer Peninsula (Antarctica) Survey, 1962-1963 : miscellaneous notes (2 of 4)
date: label: Date Range
content: 1962-1963
label: Start Date
content: 1962
label: End Date
content: 1963
notes: label: Abstract
content: Miscellaneous notes and maps cover work completed by Waldo Schmitt during the Palmer Peninsula (Antarctica) Survey, 1962-1963. Notes come in a variety of forms including a "general abstracted narrative from Capt. MacDonald's notes" that includes dates, destinations, water conditions, air and water temperatures, and overview of daily activities of participants; copies of naval messages from USS Staten Island (AGB-5) detail work about collecting topographical data and collecting; list of bottom samples collected, with location and depth included; notes for recognizing types of penguins; and history of region and personal opinions. Maps have hand written notes about locations. Locations included are throughout the islands surrounding Palmer Peninsula, including Adelaide Island, Hope Bay, Argentine Island, Discovery Bay, and Admiralty Bay among others.
place: label: Place
content: Antarctica
label: Place
content: Palmer Land
label: Place
content: Adelaide Island
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
label: See more records associated with this expedition
content: Palmer Peninsula (Antarctica) Survey (1962-1963)
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: Maps
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 115