Robert H. Gibbs, Jr., Field Notebook
Object Details
- Topic
- Ichthyology
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- Robert H. Gibbs, Jr., Field Notebook
- 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.
- Extent
- 0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Date
- 1949-1960
- Archival Repository
- Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Identifier
- Record Unit 7122
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Field notes
- Citation
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7122, Robert H. Gibbs, Jr., Field Notebook
- Genre/Form
- Field notes
- Introduction
- This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
- 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.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503511068360-1503511068363-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0