Oceanographic expeditions aboard vessels Noma and Arcturus records, 1923-1925.

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Oceanographic expeditions aboard vessels Noma and Arcturus records, 1923-1925.

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The collection consists almost exclusively of ARCTURUS records, including the logbook of the steamship, dredging records, haul summaries, outlines and field notes on fishes and pediculates, data on deep sea fauna, and background notes for published studies. NOMA materials consist of the ship's bridge log and catalogs of birds and vertebrates.

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Beebe, Charles William, 1877-1962

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Charles William Beebe (born July 29, 1877, Brooklyn, New York – died June 4, 1962, Simla, Trinadad Tobago), American naturalist, ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, explorer, and author. He is remembered for the numerous expeditions he conducted for the New York Zoological Society, his deep dives in the Bathysphere, and his prolific scientific writing for academic and popular audiences. Born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in East Orange, New Jersey, Beebe left college before obta...

Arcturus (Steamship)

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Harrison Williams Expedition (1923)

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New York Zoological Society. Dept. of Tropical Research.

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The Harrison Williams Expedition aboard the steam yacht NOMA was a two-and-a-half month voyage to the Galapagos Archipelago during 1923. Under the direction of William Beebe, the expeditionary party included Harrison Williams, as Patron and Curator of Oceanography, and twelve other personnel. This brief exploration ignited an interest that came to fruition in 1925 with the Department of Tropical Research's (DTR) first official oceanographic expedition. Through the generosity of Henry D. Whiton, ...

Noma (Yacht)

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Williams, Harrison A.

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Harrison A. Williams, Jr. (1919-2001) represented New Jersey in the U.S. Senate from 1959 until 1982. He also served in the House of Representatives from 1953 through 1956. A member of the Democratic Party, Williams held leadership positions on the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, the Special Committee on Aging, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Select Committee on Small Business, among others. From the description of Harrison A. Williams, Jr., pape...

Whiton, Henry D.

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