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U.S. Fish Comm, dredging records, nos 961-1058, 1881

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Copy of logbook of the Fish Hawk, 26 August to 14 September 1881, station record numbers 961-1029. Data recorded include instrument used, current number of observation, date, locality, bearings, time of day and tide, state of sky, temperature of (air, surface of water, at depth of, of bottom), depth, nature of bottom, direction of, force of, name of vessel, to what service attached, name and rank

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US Fish Commission dredging records 1880

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Original logbook of the Fish Hawk, station numbers 770-814, 6 to 18 August 1880. Data recorded include station number (no.), date, hour, position, locality, depth, bottom, sample, wind (direction and force), sea, sky, temperatures (depth, thermometer make and no., reading, stem temp., correction, corrected temp., w. sample, bottle used), currents (depth, hour, tide, time down, revolutions, speed,

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USBF Halibut Survey of Washington and Oregon, 1914, Correspondence

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Correspondence documents Waldo Schmitt's work with the United States Bureau of Fisheries Halibut Survey of Washington and Oregon. It includes correspondence of John N. Cobb, Edward Driscoll, Trevor Kincaid, and J. Playfair McMurrich. Items discuss travel details; conditions of vessels; and details about halibut fishing off the coast of Washington and Oregon including summaries of interviews with l

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Unidentified photographs of the North Pacific and Bering Sea area

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This item consists of a photo album containing black-and-white photographs of Bering Island (Ostrov Beringa), Copper Island (Ostrov Mednyy), and other locations near the North Pacific and Bering Sea region taken by Colonel Voloshinov. Photos depict the local men and women of these areas, fur seals, hauling grounds, geographic features, rookeries, and fur seal slaughtering. Included with the album

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United States Bureau of Fisheries, Spiny Lobster Investigation, 1918 : Reports on investigation by Waldo LaSalle Schmitt

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The report written by Waldo Schmitt documents the progress of his work on the United States Bureau of Fisheries, Spiny Lobster Investigation, 1918. Includes a "Life History of the Spiny Lobster" and "Early Stages of the Spiny Lobster Taken by the Boat 'Albacore'". The investigation (August-October 1918) was to study the life and history of the west coast spiny lobster with use of the Scripps Insti

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United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1941 : correspondence

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The correspondence is from Waldo Schmitt's participation in the United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1941. Includes progress reports. The progress reports discusses the expedition chronologically, listing locations, dates, and activities, and specimens collected including seeds of the Rooseveltia palm tree. Correspondence discuss issues at Smithsonian, work with expedition participants, and de

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United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1941 : expense account and travel voucher

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The expense reports are from Waldo Schmitt's participation in the United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1941. Includes progress reports. They include are typed, itemized expense reports and handwritten notes that detail times, dates and modes of travel; destinations; and types and quantities of photography and specimen collecting supplies. Locations noted include the Canal Zone (Albrook Air Bas

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United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1941 : miscellaneous notes (1 of 3)

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Notes were recorded by Waldo Schmitt during the United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1941. Includes plans and specifications for a proposed field laboratory in the Galapagos Islands to study the wildlife and environment. Includes lists of aniticipated supplies needed, structure of Smithsonian and Ecuadorean Government partnership, proposal of specific types of observations to be conducted; dra

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United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1941, diary, April 2-28, 1941, typed copy

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The diary documents Waldo Shmitt's participation in the United States Navy Expedition to the Galapagos Islands, 1941. Entries are dated. Subject matter includes descriptions of islands (Malpelo), types and sizes of fish caught, air and water temperatures, daily activities with expedition participants, sometimes times day long data (winds, temp, time anchoring, underway, sometimes destinations, etc

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United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1942 : diary, June 8 - July 2, 1942

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The diary document Waldo Scmitt's work during the United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1942. Diary is enclosed with a typed copy. Includes details about supplies, contact information for colleagues, meals, interactions with Zeteks, lists birds observed, weather and environment while collecting on Coco Island, daily activities, and negotiations of facilities use and access with military. Locati

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United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1942 : expense account and travel vouchers

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The expense reports are from Waldo Schmitt's participation in the United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1942. They include are typed, itemized expense reports and handwritten notes that detail times, dates and modes of travel; destinations; intermediate stops at military facilities; types and quantities of photography and specimen collecting supplies; details about collecting shrimp; and photog

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Utah 1916 : Expense books and bank statements

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Materials document Alexander Wetmore's continued investigations into the nature and origin of duck mortality in Utah (1916), while in the employ of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Biological Survey. Includes expense books housed in one archival envelope as well as cancelled checks and bank statements in a second archival envelope. Three expense books document travelin

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U.S. Fish Comm, dredging records, nos 961-1058, 1881

US Fish Commission dredging records 1880

USBF Halibut Survey of Washington and Oregon, 1914, Correspondence

Unidentified photographs of the North Pacific and Bering Sea area

United States Bureau of Fisheries, Spiny Lobster Investigation, 1918 : Reports on investigation by Waldo LaSalle Schmitt

United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1941 : correspondence

United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1941 : expense account and travel voucher

United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1941 : miscellaneous notes (1 of 3)

United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1941, diary, April 2-28, 1941, typed copy

United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1942 : diary, June 8 - July 2, 1942

United States Navy Galapagos Expedition, 1942 : expense account and travel vouchers

Utah 1916 : Expense books and bank statements