Hancock South America Expedition, 1939 : diary, March 16 - May 6, 1939

Related Titles

Contained In: Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978

Series: SIA RU007231

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1939

Notes

The diary documents Waldo Schmitt's work during the Hancock South America Expedition, 1939. It covers the dates March 16 - May 6, 1939. Entries are dated and journal style. Travel and daily activities are recorded from his departure from New York. Locations are sometimes listed at the beginning of entries. Subject matter discusses interactions and meetings with colleagues, their family members, and expedition participants; daily expenses and activities; collecting locations; details about crew; descriptions of terrain and vegetation of destinations; interactions with local inhabitants while working in the field; and notes in the back of the notebook. locations visited include the vicinity of Panama (Caledonia Bay), Colombia (including Puerto Colombia and Magdalena River), and Trinidad.

Subjects

Caledonia, Bahía de , Colombia , Crustaceans , Diary , Field notes , Hancock South America Expedition (1939) , Magdalena , Panama , Puerto Colombia , Trinidad , Zoology

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.132158