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Smithsonian-Hartford West Indies Expedition, 1937 : diary, March 3 - April 17, 1937, original, volume 1

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

Publication date: 1937

Topics: Hartford-Smithsonian West Indies Expedition (1937), Zoology

Collection: biodiversity; sifieldbooks

Contributor: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Language: English

Volume 1 of Waldo Schmitt's diary documents his work during the Smithsonian-Hartford West Indies Expedition, 1937. The dates cover March 3 - April 17, 1937. Subject matter covers travel details; issues procuring vessels; interactions with local inhabitants; specimen collecting (dredging); types of specimens collected; list of individual crew members; temperatures and weather; descriptions of communities encountered; interactions with expedition participants; visit to the Citadel; and oyster beds near Saba Island. Locations in the West Indies include the vicinity of the islands of Nassau, Tortuga, Saint Thomas, and Saba

Abstract: Volume 1 of Waldo Schmitt"s diary documents his work during the Smithsonian-Hartford West Indies Expedition, 1937. The dates cover March 3 - April 17, 1937. Subject matter covers travel details; issues procuring vessels; interactions with local inhabitants; specimen collecting (dredging); types of specimens collected; list of individual crew members; temperatures and weather; descriptions of communities encountered; interactions with expedition participants; visit to the Citadel; and oyster beds near Saba Island. Locations in the West Indies include the vicinity of the islands of Nassau, Tortuga, Saint Thomas, and Saba.