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Oral History Interview with Albert Day, February 23, 2004

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Albert Day. Day was born in Olney, Texas 23 September 1921 and graduated from high school in Vivian, Louisiana in 1942. Upon joining the Navy 4 June 1942, he was sent to The Great Lakes Naval Training Station for boot training. Afterwards, Day was assigned to the Amphibious Forces at Solomons, Maryland for training where he learned navigation and signal communications. Completing the course in October 1942 he went to Redwood… more
Date: February 23, 2004
Creator: Day, Albert
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Sherwin Carlquist field notebook from 1967-1973 expeditions to Western Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and Puerto Rico]

Description: A field notebook containing handwritten notes by botanist Sherwin Carlquist during a field expeditions to Western Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and Puerto Rico between 1967 - 1973. The notebook front and back cover are made of cream-colored paperboard with sewn binding along the left edge. The spine is covered with blue cloth-tape. The notebook has worn edges and water and dirt stains throughout. The contents of the notebook record Carlquist's field observations and voucher specimen c… more
Date: 1967/1973
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas
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