Waldo L. Schmitt Papers : field notes, Tortugas, July 15-August 26, 1924.

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Abstract

The field book is part of a collection of Waldo L. Schmitt papers. Schmitt was a carcinologist. During the summers of 1924 and 1925, Schmitt was at the Carnegie Institution's Marine Laboratory at Tortugas, Florida, surveying the crustacean fauna of the area, identifying crustaceans found in the stomachs of fishes, and taking underwater photographs. The folder contains the unbound pages 47 to 118 of a notebook, covered in handwritten notes and marginalia. The notes are dated from July 15 to August 26, 1924. They include drawings of specimens.

Date Range

1924

Start Date

Jul 15, 1924

End Date

Aug 26, 1924

Access Information

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Topic

  • Crustacea
  • Marine Biology
  • Natural History
  • Zoology
  • Crustaceans
  • Marine biology
  • Natural history

Place

  • Dry Tortugas
  • EACP141
  • Florida

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes

Accession #

SIA Acc. 17-104

Collection name

Waldo L. Schmitt papers, 1924-1927, 1930-1932, 1937, 1941-1942, 1961-1963

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 1, folder 2