Robert P. Higgins Papers : field data, United States, Japan, Canada, Brazil, Philippines, Faeroe Islands, North Sea, Spain, Portugal, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, France, 1981, 1984, 1986-1991.
Robert P. Higgins Papers, 1957-1960, 1963-1965, 1968, 1972, 1976-1993
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 1, folder 19
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Place:
United States
Japan
Canada
Brazil
Philippines
Faeroe Islands
North Sea
Spain
Portugal
Canarias, Islas
Cape Verde
France
Date Range:
1981, 1984, 1986-1991
Start Date:
19810408
End Date:
19910410
Abstract:
Robert P. Higgins, born in 1932, is an invertebrate zoologist who held various positions at the Smithsonian Institution and the National Museum of Natural History, 1968-1996. The Smithsonian Institution Archives house field notes that document his collecting trips around the world. This field book includes field notes on various locations in the seas of America, Europe, Asia and Africa. They are filled on printed forms, all checked as "logged" and in which were filled, in various hands, rubrics including a station number, accession number, location, gear, sampling method, collector name, name of specimens and remarks. Dates range from April 8, 1981 to April 10, 1991.
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