William Louis Abbott - Haiti, journal, circa 1918-1919

When the Spanish Flu pandemic was sweeping through countries around the globe, William Louis Abbott (1860-1936) was far from home doing research and collecting work in Haiti. Only a life-threatening case of dysentery could convince him to return to the States. And upon his recovery, Abbott again took up his explorations, returning to explore the Dominican Republic on the western side of that Caribbean island. Will you help us transcribe this handwritten field book of a lifelong naturalist and generous contributor to the United States National Museum? You can learn more about William Louis Abbott, the exploration that took him around the world and his relationship with the Smithsonian in the Archives' collection of his papers.