Greenland expedition (Accession 152725), 1939

Title Variants

Alternative: R. A. Bartlett Greenland expedition 1939

Related Titles

Contained In: National Museum of Natural History (U. S.), Department of Invertebrate Zoology, curatorial records, 1932-1933, 1937-1939, 1942-1943

Series: SIA Acc. 17-118

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

By

Bartlett, Bob, 1875-1946

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1939

Notes

This field book is part of a collection of field notes by Robert (Bob) A. Bartlett (1875-1946). Bartlett was born in Brigus, Newfoundland. He spent much of his career at sea in the Arctic, taking part in and later leading expeditions in the region.These field notes are from a trip to Northeast Greenland. The expedition was conducted in cooperation with the New York Zoological Society and the Smithsonian Institution. (On this trip was established the Morrissey's farthest north for the East Coast, at 77° 15 .) The field notes are dated from July 6 to August 31, 1939, and are mainly related to bird specimens’ collections, especially birds' stomachs.

Subjects

1875-1946 , Bartlett Arctic Expeditions (1928-1947) , Bartlett, Bob, , Dept. of Invertebrate Zoology , Effie M. Morrissey (Schooner) , Field notes , Greenland , Greenland--Discovery and exploration , National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) , Ornithology , Zoology

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.143311