Walter Rathbone Bacon Traveling Scholarship Expedition to the West Coast of South America, 1926-1927 : station data, stations 1-69, August 29, 1926 - January 22, 1927
Walter Rathbone Bacon Traveling Scholarship Expedition to the West Coast of South America, 1926-1927 : station data, stations 1-127, August 29, 1926 - May 18, 1927 (1 of 2) Search this
Collection name:
Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 79 Folder 6
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Place:
South America
Peru
Ecuador
Guayaquil
Callao
Chile
Falkland Islands
Chiloé, Isla
Date Range:
1926-1927
Start Date:
19260829
End Date:
19270122
Abstract:
The station data documents Waldo Schmitt's work during the Walter Rathbone Bacon Traveling Scholarship Expedition to the West Coast of South America, 1926-1927. Station data covers stations 1-69, August 29, 1926 - January 22, 1927. Includes a notebook and loose sheets of paper. The loose list details numbered locations, location names, dates, and related remarks. The notebook includes notes about specimen collecting sites including terrain, surrounding industry and structures; types (listed by scientific name), appearance, and characteristics of specimens collected; and challenges while collecting. Entries are often numbered. Includes sketches of specimens. Locations in South America include the vicinity of Peru (Callao), Ecuador (Guayaquil), Chile (Isla Chiloé), and Falkland Islands.
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