Raymond Carroll Osburn Papers, 1905-1955 and undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 1 Folder 11
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Nautical charts
Place:
United States
Maine
Mount Desert Island
Blue Hill Bay
Date Range:
1930-1955
Start Date:
1930
End Date:
1955
Abstract:
This folder contains a nautical chart of Blue Hill Bay and other waters around the western part of Mount Desert Island, Maine. Numbered locations on the map may document collecting locations by Raymond Carroll Osburn. A number on the outside of the map, 208837, corresponds to an accession number associated with Osburn in the Smithsonian Institute invertebrate collection. Numbers on the map are in the range of 10 to 50 and are off the coast of the western side of Mount Desert Island. The printed chart was issued in 1930; the notations on the map are undated. Dates used in the date fields of this record encompass the period from the year the map was issued to 1955, the year of Osburn's death. The other documents in this folder are lists of Pacific bryozoa from various sources.
Accession #:
SIA RU007246
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.
