Title
Palmer Peninsula (Antarctica) Survey, 1962-1963 : diary, November 24, 1962 - March 10, 1963 (1 of 2)
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
1962-1963
Notes
English
The diary documents Waldo L. Schmitt's work during the Palmer Peninsula (Antarctica) Survey, 1962-1963. Covers dates November 24, 1962 - March 10, 1963. Includes details about travel arrangements, accommodations, collecting specimens, individuals with whom he collected, weather, and daily activities. There are more notes in the back of the notebook, including quote from text by Sir Raymond Priestly. Part of the second half of the notebook is blank. Locations visited are across Palmer Land in Antarctica.
Subjects
Antarctica
,
Diary
,
Field notes
,
Palmer Land
,
Palmer Peninsula (Antarctica) Survey (1962-1963)
,
United States Antarctic Program
,
Zoology
BHL Collections
Antarctic Exploration & Discovery
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.99411
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