Walter Rathbone Bacon Traveling Scholarship Expedition to the West Coast of South America, 1925-1926 : Station Data, stations 1-71, 17 August 1925 - 1 December 1925
Walter Rathbone Bacon Traveling Scholarship Expedition to the West Coast of South America, 1926-1927 : Station Data, stations 1-82, August 17, 1925 - December 25, 1925 (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 78 Folder 4
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Place:
South America
Brazil
Paquetá, Ilha de
São Sebastião, Ilha de
Rio Negro
Uruguay
Punta del Este
Iapó
Date Range:
1925
Start Date:
19250817
End Date:
19251201
Abstract:
Waldo Schmitt was a recipient of the Walter Rathbone Bacon Traveling Scholarship. The notebook and list of locations document Waldo Schmitt's work during the resulting funded Expedition to the West Coast of South America, 1926-1927. Information includes data from stations 1-71, August 17, 1925 - December 1,1925. Details usually include locations, dates, temperatures and a combination of weather, location descriptions, salinity, and extensive notes. Notes include descriptions of collecting locations, appearance and characteristics of specimens (listed by scientific name), notes about water samples, and other related information about areas. Includes sketches of specimen parts. Locations include the vicinity of Brazil (Ilha de Paquetá, Ilha de São Sebastião, Iapó, and Rio Negro) and Uruguay (Punta del Este).
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