Records of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 1928 - 2008. Logbooks

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Records of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 1928 - 2008. Logbooks

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This series consists of logbooks, most of which chronicle the daily activities of Vinal N. Edwards, marine scientist at the Woods Hole Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The logbooks contain Edwards' daily entries indicating the specimens collected and the abundance or scarcity of fish populations. The logbooks also contain reports on weather conditions, temperatures, and water densities as well as statistics on fish, such as sizes and numbers caught in comparison to the previous season. There is one logbook, kept by the superintendent of the Woods Hole Station of the Office of the U.S. Commissioner on Fish and Fisheries, which documents the construction of a new building for the Woods Hole Laboratory, with daily entries citing the building's progress from 1884 to 1886. On page 145 of this logbook, a cryptogram about a dinner held on August 27, 1885, in honor of the new Laboratory, was deciphered on September 19, 1945 by biologist Rachel Carson.

1 linear foot, 3 linear inches

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National Archives at Boston

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SNAC Resource ID: 6495065

National Archives at Boston

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Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964

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Rachel Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was a biologist, author, and conservationist whose book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement. Carson began her career as an aquatic biologist in the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries before becoming a successful author. Late in the 1950s, Carson turned her attention to conservation, especially some problems that she believed were caused by synthetic pesticides. The result was the book Silent Spring ...

Edwards, Vinal N. (Vinal Nye), 1840-1919

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Vinal N. Edwards (1840-1919) of Woods Hole, Massachusetts, sent fish, marine invertebrate, and bird specimens to the Smithsonian Institution. He was an employee of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries. Smithsonian Institution Archives Field Book Project: Person : Description : rid_763_pid_EACP760 ...