Collection no. book # 17, beginning # 26154, ending with # 26789
date: label: Date Range
content: 1946
label: Start Date
content: 19460806
label: End Date
content: 19460824
name: label: Alternate Title
content: Collection number book no. 17, Aug. 6, 1946 – Aug. 24, 1946, (26154 – 26789)
notes: label: Abstract
content: An inserted table of contents contains a full listing of localities and corresponding collector numbers. This field book contains a specimen list of botanical specimens collected from 6-24 August 1946 in various locations within the Caroline Islands and the Marshall Islands. Collector numbers 26154 – 26789 are included. Occasionally, notes become long and narrative, and will sometimes include general descriptions of area vegetation. Specimen list includes scientific name, date, locality, collector number, and sometimes physical description of the specimen that includes its measurements, color, and other information. Caroline Islands localities include various collecting stations on Nukuoro Atoll, Ponape, Kusaie (Lela or Lele Island), and Jaluit Atoll. Marshall Islands localities include Kwajalein Atoll. List of Islets of Nukuoro Atoll (south to north) inserted between pages 24 and 25. Four small sheets of miscellaneous notes are inserted in the back of the book.
place: label: Place
content: Caroline Islands
label: Place
content: Marshall Islands
label: Place
content: Nukuoro
label: Place
content: Ponape
label: Place
content: Kosrae
label: Place
content: Micronesia
label: Place
content: Jaluit
label: Place
content: Kwajalein
topic: label: Topic
content: Botany
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: F. Raymond Fosberg field notes from the Department of Botany
label: See more records associated with this person
content: Fosberg, F. Raymond (Francis Raymond), 1908-1993
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA Acc. 12-040
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: At least 24 hours advance notice is recommended to consult this collection. Contact the Department of Botany at 202-633-0920 to make an appointment.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: F. Raymond Fosberg field notes from the Department of Botany
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Main Library