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This item consists of the photocopied field notes and species catalog of C. Douglas Hackman from his work for the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey in 1964 and 1965. Field notes include bird observation and collection activities as well as observation and collection of fish, squid, and insects. Baker, McKean, Gardner, Howland, Hull, Birnie, Enderbury, and Jarvis are among the islands visited during

The album is comprised of black and white photographs taken when William M. Mann went on an entomological collecting trip to Haiti (1912) and Hildago, Mexico (1913). Images include landscapes; bull fights; villages; photos of visitors; local population doing daily activities in town and working at the shoreline; plantations; and local colonial era (?) ruins. There are no captions.

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 b

Specimen lists and notes document William Louis Abbott's work on flora and fauna in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, circa 1916-1928. Includes originals and copies. Lists include descriptions of collecting sites. Notes on birds vary. Some include Latin name and how frequently seen on the island; others include more details about how easily collected and locations where they are common; additional

The first volume of the diary documents Waldo Schmitt's work on the Hancock Pacific-Galapagos Expedition, 1934. Dates cover December 24, 1933 - February 26, 1934. Entries are headed with date, and detail destinations, weather, participants, progress and routines during aboard ship, collecting activities and locations; specimens and wildlife observed; interactions with local inhabitants and their f

The second volume of the diary documents Waldo Schmitt's work with the Hancock Pacific-Galapagos Expedition, 1934. It covers dates February 27 - March 10, 1934. Pages 1-111 of volume 2 contain station data. The entries are dated, and include descriptions of destinations; specimens collected; wildlife and vegetation observed; air and water temperature; weather; and interactions with participants. L

The first volume of the diary documents Waldo Schmitt's work during the Hancock Pacific-Galapagos Expedition, 1935. Covers dates November 23, 1934 - January 14, 1935. Entries are dated. Begins with an index of station data that includes station number, dates, latitude and longitude positions, water temperature, and air temperature. Entries detail travel, interactions with colleagues, descriptions

The second volume of the diary documents Waldo Schmitt's work during the Hancock Pacific-Galapagos Expedition, 1935. The dates covers January 20 - February 20, 1935. Entries are dated. Subject matter covers daily events, activities in port, collecting activities (dredging); interactions with participants; and anchorages. The locations in the vicinity of Ecuador including Isla Gorgona and Playa Bla

Travel vouchers and bills of lading document travel of Waldo Schmitt during the Hancock Pacific-Galapagos Expeditions, 1933-1935. It lists collecting and preservation supplies, dates of destinations, and specimen numbers.

The diary documents Waldo Schmitt's work during the Hancock South America Expedition, 1939. It covers the dates March 16 - May 6, 1939. Entries are dated and journal style. Travel and daily activities are recorded from his departure from New York. Locations are sometimes listed at the beginning of entries. Subject matter discusses interactions and meetings with colleagues, their family members, an

This is 2 of 5 handwritten journals by Edmund Heller documenting the American Museum of Natural History China Expedition, 1916-1917. Entries cover September 18, 1916 - January 6, 1917. The field book is unbound, and entries are dated. Details include date, weather, time of day, daily activities, extensive descriptions of food, agriculture (rice), communities and structures (temples), campsites, an

This is 3 of 5 handwritten journals by Edmund Heller documenting the American Museum of Natural History China Expedition, 1916-1917. Entries cover January 11 - May 1917. The field book is unbound, and entries are dated. Details include date, weather, time of day, daily activities, local customs and holidays, extensive descriptions of food, agriculture (rice), communities (temples), and people of a