Skip to main content Smithsonian Institution

Catalog Data

Collection name:
Charles Russell Orcutt Papers, 1926-1929
Physical Description:
1 Field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 1 Folder 1
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Correspondence
Place:
Jamaica
Port Royal
Claremont
Balaclava
Kingston
Date Range:
1926-1929
Start Date:
19260927
End Date:
19290723
Abstract:
Correspondence documents collecting done by Charles Orcutt for the United States National Museum (USNM) and The United States Geological Survey (USGS) between 1926-1929. Includes plants, shells, insects, corral, and fossil specimens. Correspondence describe circumstance surrounding collecting efforts; these sometimes include descriptions of the environment, time of day, surrounding vegetation and terrain, weather, descriptions of condition from the environment. Letters refer to specimen numbers. Includes hand-drawn maps with notes referring to specimen collection locations. Responding correspondence lists specimen identifications. Locations in Jamaica include the vicinity of Port Royal, Claremont, Kingston, and Balaclava.
Topic:
Botany  Search this
Mollusks  Search this
Invertebrates  Search this
Paleontology--Cretaceous  Search this
Paleontology--Tertiary  Search this
Accession #:
SIA RU007088
Access Information:
Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
See more records from this collection:
Charles Russell Orcutt Papers, 1926-1929
See more records associated with this person:
Orcutt, Charles Russell, 1864-1929
Bartsch, Paul, 1871-1960
Ravenel, William deC.
Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978
Data Source:
Smithsonian Field Book Project
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI559