Greenland expedition (Accession 152725), 1939.

Abstract

This field book is part of a collection of field notes by Robert (Bob) A. Bartlett (1875-1946). Bartlett was born in Brigus, Newfoundland. He spent much of his career at sea in the Arctic, taking part in and later leading expeditions in the region. These field notes are from a trip to Northeast Greenland. The expedition was conducted in cooperation with the New York Zoological Society and the Smithsonian Institution. (On this trip was established the Morrissey's farthest north for the East Coast, at 77° 15′.) The field notes are dated from July 6 to August 31, 1939, and are mainly related to bird specimens’ collections, especially birds' stomachs.

Date Range

1939

Start Date

Jul 06, 1939

End Date

Aug 31, 1939

Access Information

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Topic

• Animals
• Greenland--Discovery and exploration
• Zoology
• Birds
• Ornithology

Place

Greenland

Form/Genre

• Fieldbook record
• Field notes

Accession #

SIA Acc. 17-118

Collection name

National Museum of Natural History (U. S.), Department of Invertebrate Zoology, curatorial records, 1932-1933, 1937-1939, 1942-1943

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 1, folder 5