Collection name:

Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978

Physical Description:

3 letters

Physical Location:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation:

Box 76 Folder 11

Record type:

Fieldbook record

Object Type:

Field notes

Correspondence

Place:

La Jolla Bay

California

Date Range:

1918

Start Date:

1918

End Date:

1918

Abstract:

The report written by Waldo Schmitt documents the progress of his work on the United States Bureau of Fisheries, Spiny Lobster Investigation, 1918. Includes a "Life History of the Spiny Lobster" and "Early Stages of the Spiny Lobster Taken by the Boat 'Albacore'". The investigation (August-October 1918) was to study the life and history of the west coast spiny lobster with use of the Scripps Institution for Biological Research laboratories. Report indicates that some collecting was done in area of La Jolla, California.

Topic:

Spiny lobster industry  Search this

Crustacea  Search this

Zoology  Search this

Accession #:

SIA RU007231

Access Information:

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See more records from this collection:

Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978

See more records associated with this person:

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

Bartsch, Paul, 1871-1960

Data Source:

Smithsonian Field Book Project

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI1127