Charles Victor Burke, Cruise of the Albatross, journals, 1906.

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Charles Victor Burke, Cruise of the Albatross, journals, 1906.

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Logbook and personal journal of a scientific expedition on the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries' steamer Albatross; scientists on board included Charles Gilbert from Stanford University, Harry Beal Torrey from the University of California, Austin Clark from the Bureau, and Michitaro Sindo, Stanford student. This trip cruised the Pacific, collecting specimens of fish, stopping in Alaska, the Aleutian Islands, Japan, and Hawaii. Many of Burke's entries describe his visits to villages and cities on route, including Nagasaki, Kyoto, Yokohama, and Tokyo.

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Albatross (Ship)

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Torrey, Harry Beal, 1873-1970

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Torrey was on the faculty of U.C. Berkeley, 1895-1912, and Prof. of Biology at Reed College, Oregon, 1912-20. He was also on the faculty of the University of Oregon, Stanford University, and involved with numerous institutions related to experimental biology, zoology, and medicine. From the description of Harry Beal Torrey photograph collection [graphic]. ca. 1865-ca. 1965. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 743386607 ...

Clark, Austin Hobart, 1880-1954

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Stanford university

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Burke, Charles Victor

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Burke earned his a.b. (1907), M.A. (1908), and Ph.D. (1912) in zoology at Stanford University. He then taught at Washington State University. From the description of Charles Victor Burke, Cruise of the Albatross, journals, 1906. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 703381690 Biographical/Historical Sketch Burke earned his a.b. (1907), M.A. (1908), and Ph.D. (1912) in zoology at Stanford University. He then taught at Washington ...

United States. Bureau of Fisheries

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Sindo, Michitaro.

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Michitaro Sindo, a Japanese student at Stanford from 1900 to 1906, worked with David Starr Jordan on ichthyological studies and the Commission to study Hawaiian fishes. While at Stanford he was tutored by Elizabeth Cone, who earned her A.B. in English in 1901 and was a graduate student and assistant in the English Department, 1906-1908. From the description of Michitaro Sindo letters, 1901-1902. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122369579 ...

Gilbert, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1859-1928

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Professor of zoology at Stanford University (1891-1925; emeritus 1926-1928). From the description of Charles Henry Gilbert papers, 1880-1927. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122510683 Charles Henry Gilbert (1859-1928) was a pioneer ichthyologist whose career at Stanford University spanned nearly 37 years. He concentrated on Pacific fishes, mostly marine, and participated in numerous expeditions aboard the U. S. Fish Commission Steamer "Albatross." These cruises included three...