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Whitney South Sea Expedition

Title

Whitney South Sea Expedition Journal and letters of William F. Coultas

Title Variants

Alternative: Journal and letters of William F. Coultas

By

Coultas, William Ferrell, 1899-1965

American Museum of Natural History
Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History Collection.
American Museum of Natural History Field Book Project 2015-
Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941)

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

[between 1930 and 1940]

Notes

Bound volumes.

Typescript, based on original field notes written between 1929 and 1935.

Contents: v. 1. Solomon Islands, May 1929-November 1930 -- v. 2. Caroline Islands, November 1930-February 1932 -- v. 3. New Britain, Bismark Archipelago, February 1932-October 1933 -- v. 4. Admiralty Islands and others, October 1933-April 1935.

Illustrations in v. 1 and 3 consist of hand-drawn maps.

Vol. 2 includes 2 folded maps.

Letters, daily observations, and journal entries from Coultas's time as member and leader of the Whitney South Sea Expedition. During this time, he and his team collected specimens from various islands, including the Solomon Islands, Carolines, Marianas, Guam and the Bismarck Archipelago. Coultas was a professional collector who participated in the expedition from late 1929 to 1935. He was selected to be the third leader, directing the expedition between 1930 to 1935.