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Haiti, journal of William Louis Abbott, circa 1918-1919

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Abstract

The journal was kept by William Louis Abbott while collecting in Haiti, circa 1918-1919. The field book includes a variety of information. Format and content varies throughout. Includes a list of contacts, lists of shipments to the National Museum of Natural History, and list of specimens. Birds that are listed with a number include Latin name and sometimes short description. Others are lists of birds during a given date range and location listed. Some entries are dated.

Date Range

1918-1919

Start Date

1918

End Date

1919

Access Information

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Topic

  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Ornithology

Place

  • Haiti
  • Dominican Republic

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Diary

Accession #

SIA RU007006

Collection name

Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated

Physical Description

1 diary

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 242 Folder 1