Journal and notes of Guy Richards, Whitney South Sea Expedition, 1927-1928
By: Guy Richards
Contributors: American Museum of Natural History; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Whitney South Sea Expeditions Collection. ; Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941); American Museum of Natural History Field Book Project (2015)
Published: 1930
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
Subjects: Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941); Scientific expeditions; Travel; Birds; Description and travel
Other titles: Richard's letters and journal, July 1927-Mar. 1928
Description: Daily observations, letters, and thoughts during Richard's time as field assistant on the Whitney South Sea Expedition. The notes were transcribed from original material by Museum personnel. Richards and his team collected specimens from various islands in Polynesia including the Solomon islands, the Santa Cruz islands, and Papua New Guinea. After leaving WSSE in 1929, he pursued a career in journalism.
Notes: Typescript.

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