Hamlin, Hannibal, 1904-1982

Scope and Contents Daily notes, observations, and journal entries from Hamlin's time as participant and leader of the Whitney South Sea Expedition from 1927 to 1930 in various islands in Melanesia, including the Solomon Islands, the Louisiade Archipelago, the D'Entrecasteaux island group, Woodlark Island, the Trobriands, and Papua New Guinea. After original leader Rollo Beck retired, Hamlin was appointed leader of the expedition from March 1928 until January 1930. He left the expedition in August 1930....

Scope and Contents Daily notes, observations, and journal entries from Hamlin's time as participant and leader of the Whitney South Sea Expedition from 1927 to 1930 in various islands in Melanesia, including the Solomon Islands, the Louisiade Archipelago, the D'Entrecasteaux island group, Woodlark Island, the Trobriands, and Papua New Guinea. After original leader Rollo Beck retired, Hamlin was appointed leader of the expedition from March 1928 until January 1930. He left the expedition in August 1930....

Scope and Contents This collection contains bound volumes, notes, correspondence, photographs, log books and journals. The material has been arranged into three series. The collection is largely comprised of thirty-three Bound Volumes (Series I) that contain letters and journal entries written by the field researchers that participated in the Whitney South Sea Expedition. Many of these bound volumes store additional material including hand-drawn maps, specimen sketches, photographs and a few handwritten...