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Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Record Unit 7122
Gibbs, Robert H., Jr.
Robert H. Gibbs, Jr., Field Notebook, 1949-1960
Historical Note
Robert H. Gibbs, Jr., (1929-1988) joined the Smithsonian as Associate Curator in the Division of Fishes in 1963 and became Curator in 1967. Prior to 1963, Gibbs taught at New York State Teachers College, 1955-1956, and Boston University, 1958-1963, and served as marine biologist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, 1956-1958.
Introduction
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Descriptive Entry
This notebook contains data on a collection of dragonflies made in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, but principally in the eastern United States. Some collecting was done in the south, southwest, and west. A complete record of habitat from which most specimens were taken and occasional notes of the chase for especially prized specimens are included in the notebook.
Index Terms
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Name
- Boston University
- Gibbs, Robert H., Jr.
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Fishes
- New York State Teachers College
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Subject
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7122, Robert H. Gibbs, Jr., Field Notebook