Manoel Antônio Esteves : um capitalista esquecido no Vale (1850 1879)

O estudo da correspondência possibilita uma análise de detalhes que, de outra maneira, escapariam à compreensão da historiografia. A proposta deste trabalho é fazer uma análise do comportamento de um cafeicultor do Vale do Paraíba Fluminense, Manoel Antônio Esteves que, de 1845 a 1879, manteve correspondência com diversos elementos e soube preservar este material. Entre cartas recebidas e enviadas, através da microanálise, podemos compreender um pouco da realidade do oitocentos brasileiro, com destaque especial para as questões familiares, a criação e manutenção de redes de sociabilidade, a cultura política de um período que marcou a região em foco. Cartas são documentos ainda pouco explorados pela historiografia, mas guardam informações capazes de produzir novas interpretações de uma época. Elas podem, aqui, revelar muito ainda sobre o longo século XIX no Brasil.

Letter and Recollections of Alexander Agassiz: The 1891 Albatross Expedition

Presented here is another in the list of historic accounts of iconic research cruises of the USFC Steamer Albatross, this a reminiscence of the renowned scientist Alexander Agassiz edited by his son G. R. Agassiz, a chapter from the volume “Letters and Recollections of Alexander Agassiz,” published in 1913. Agassiz made three major cruises in the Albatross in 1891, 1899–1900, and 1904–05, adding greatly to the world’s store of specimens and knowledge of thalasography, his favored term for oceangraphy, and specifically of the Pacific Ocean. Having made important cruises and studies with the Blake in the Caribbean, he sought to do comparable research in the Pacific. His opportunity came in 1890, and with the consent of President Benjamin Harrison, he took charge of this Albatross research cruise, paying much of the expense himself. In contrast with the other ships he had been on, he found the laboratories, equipment, and furnishings to be comparatively luxurious and extremely well appointed for his work. Further, the Albatross was then captained by Lieutenant Commander Zera Luther Tanner who seemed to take as much interest in the oceanographic research as did the scientists, and Agassiz appreciated working with him, too. Little of the original text has been altered, and readers are cautioned that some of the views expressed may reflect unfortunate prejudices of that era toward individuals, nationalities, etc.

The Great Albatross Philippine Expedition and Its Fishes

The Philippine Expedition of 1907-10 was the longest and most extensive assignment of the Albatross's 39-year career. It came about because the United States had acquired the Philippines following the Spanish-American War of 1898 and the bloody Philippine Insurection of 1899-1902. The purpose of the expedition was to surbey and assess the aquatic resources of the Philippine Islands. Dr. Hugh M. Smith, the Deputy Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, was the Director of the Expedition. Other scientific participants were Frederick M. Chamberlain, Lewis Radcliffe, Paul Bartsch, Harry C. Fasset, Clarence Wells, Albert Burrows, Alvin Seale, and Roy Chapman Andrews. The expedition consisted of a series of cruises, each beginning and ending in Manila and exploring a different part of the island group. In addition to the Philippines proper, the ship also explored parts of the Dutch East Indies and areas around Hong Kong and Taiwan. The expedition returned great quantities of fish and invertebrate speciments as well as hydrographic and fisheries data; most of the material was eventually deposited in the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. The fisehs were formally accessioned into the museum in 1922 and fell under the car of Barton A. Bean, Assistant Curator of Fishes, who then recruited Henry W. Fowler to work up the material. Fowler completed his studies of the entire collection, but only part of it was ever published, due in part to the economic constraints caused by the Depression. The material from the Philippine Expedition constituted the largest single accession of fishes ever received by the museum. These speciments are in good condition today and are still being used in scientific research.

Kumataro Ito, Japanese Artist on Board the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries Steamer Albatross During the Philippine Expedition, 1907–1910

Kumataro Ito produced hundreds of beautiful color paintings of fishes and invertebrates during and after the 1907-10 Philippine Expeditin of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries Steamer Albatross. The paintings are housed in the files of the Divisions of Fishes and Mollusks, United States National Museum of Natural History, and Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Few of those paintings have been published in color, but many have been publishes in black and white. Two years after the expedition, Ito came to Washington, D.C., in 1912 for an extended period to render final paintings based on preliminary color sketches made during the expedition. He did not completly render all the sketches during his stay, probably because he was asked to produced a large number of black-and-white illustrations of Philippine fishes, and a few of North American fishes. Most of the black-and-white illustrations have been published. Few publications containing Ito's Philippine and North American illustrations have acknowledged him. The very little that is known about Ito's life is discussed, examples of his black-and-white and colored fish paintings are reproduced, and his previously unacknowledged illustrations in various publications are herein acknowledged. Another Japanese artist, Yasui, about whom almost nothing is known, joined the Albatross during Ito's second tour on board the ship. It appears, with few exceptions, that Yasui produced only preliminary color sketches of fishes, which, if rendered as final paintings, were done by Ito.

Charles Henry Gilbert (1859-1928), Naturalist-in-Charge: the 1906 North Pacific Expedition of the Steamer Albatross

Fishery science pioneers often faced challenges in their field work that are mostly unknown to modern biologists. Some of the travails faced by ichthyologist and, later, fishery biologist Charles Henry Gilbert (1859-1928) during his service as Naturalist-in-Charge of the North Pacific cruise ofthe U.S. Bureau of Fisheries Steamer Albatross in 1906, are described here, as are accomplishments of the cruise. The vessel left San Francisco, Calif., on 3 May 1906, just after the great San Francisco earthquake, for scientific exploration of waters of the Aleutian islands, Bering Sea, Kamchatka, Sakhalin, and Japan, returning to San Francisco in December. Because the expedition occurred just after the war between Japan and Russia of 1904-05 floating derelict mines in Japanese waters were often a menace. Major storms caused havoc in the region, and the captain of the Albatross, Lieutenant Commander LeRoy Mason Garrett (1857-1906), U.S.N., was lost at sea, apparently thrown from the vessel during a sudden storm on the return leg of the cruise. Despite such obstacles, Gilbert and the Albatross successfully completed their assigned chores. They occupied 339 dredging and 48 hydrographic stations, and discovered over 180 new species of fishes and many new species of invertebrates. The expedition's extensive biological collections spawned over 30 descriptive publications, some of which remain today as standards of knowledge.

Educação dos negros em Santa Catarina: narrativas, expectativas, experiências (1850-1889).

A problemática da educação dos negros, com toda sua complexidade, estava latente no cotidiano da província catarinense, não obstante a historiografia tê-la silenciado. O silenciamento é verificado em narrativas sobre os negros do período imperial, presentes em obras consideradas clássicas da historiografia, de escritores pertencentes a instituições culturais tradicionais. A raridade de representações sobre os negros fora da questão da escravidão, nessas obras, pode ter contribuído para a construção de premissas ainda recorrentes no imaginário social, como a de que os negros não estudavam. Além de analisar essas narrativas, esta pesquisa apresenta expectativas e experiências quanto à educação dos negros na província. As expectativas foram observadas na legislação educacional, em discursos da imprensa e de governantes catarinenses, sobretudo no período de discussões nacionais sobre a libertação do ventre, com o surgimento da figura do ingênuo. Nos jornais, muitos artigos apontavam a educação dos negros como um importante meio de preparação para o trabalho livre, garantindo a ordem social. Nos discursos dos agentes do governo, a questão foi abordada com menor frequência, defendendo a instrução dos libertos para evitar a anarquia e possibilitar o voto consciente. Já a proibição da matrícula escolar aos escravizados, em normativas da Instrução Pública, indicava outra expectativa do governo, ligada ao medo de rebeliões. Perspectivas semelhantes também foram observadas em legislações dos Estados Unidos no período escravocrata. Quanto às experiências educacionais em Santa Catarina, esta pesquisa verificou que as instituições que atendiam à infância desvalida Escola de Aprendizes Marinheiros, Asilo da Santa Casa de Misericórdia, escolas noturnas e Liceu de Artes e Ofícios, puderam cumprir o papel de escolarizar os negros, inclusive escravizados. Considerando que apenas um ingênuo foi entregue pelo senhor ao governo catarinense e que sua educação ficou a cargo do tutor, não houve a necessidade de se criar um estabelecimento próprio para a educação dos ingênuos, como o requisitado pelo Ministério da Agricultura a todas as províncias. Por fim, o trabalho discute experiências diversas de escolarização dos negros e de valorização e luta pela conquista da educação escolar. O núcleo documental foi composto por livros de história de Santa Catarina, jornais, relatórios e ofícios governamentais, legislação e atas do governo e da Irmandade dos Passos, entre outros, analisados sob a perspectiva foucaultiana da análise do discurso. A periodização abrange desde relevantes acontecimentos da década de 1850, tais como a instituição da proibição de matrícula escolar aos escravizados, o estabelecimento da Companhia de Aprendizes Marinheiros e a criação do Asilo das Desvalidas, até o último ano do período imperial. Esta investigação apresenta elementos para romper alguns silenciamentos e inserir a província no mapa de estudos da história da educação do negro no Império brasileiro, colocando em evidência questões ainda muito pouco exploradas no campo. Além disso, possibilita uma reflexão mais profunda sobre nossa história excludente, permitindo a ampliação do olhar e o entendimento de que o tratamento puramente meritocrático aos que historicamente foram tratados como desiguais não contribui para a construção de uma sociedade mais igualitária

Central Area Fisheries Advisory Committee 1st April, 1981

This is the report from the Central Area Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 1st April, 1981. It covers information on Rivers Leven and Kent fish distribution and water quality surveys 1980, authority works on Headwater Beck of the River Hodder and the River Douglas, the annual report on match fishing at Skerton and Mitton fisheries and the report by the area fisheries officer on fisheries activities. This comments on river conditions and fishing, migratory fish movement,an update on Middleton hatchery, salmon cages in Dalton-in-Furness, and Langcliffe hatchery. Finally the report adds about stockings by the authority, fish mortalities, fish disease and the monthy catches of salmon and sea trout for the 1980 season. The Fisheries Advisory Committee was part of the Regional Water Authorities, in this case the North West Water Authority. This preceded the Environment Agency which came into existence in 1996.

North Cumbria Fisheries Advisory Committee 1st April, 1980.

This is the report from the North Cumbria Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 1st April 1980. The report contains the minutes of previous meetings, draft netting rights on the River Eden, rod an line licence duties, a pipeline project by British Gas Corporation, fisheries byelaw on baiting, and information on a survey of goosanders and mergansers. It also contains the report by the area fisheries officer which looks at river conditions and fishing, general comments on fish stocks at Holmwrangle hatchery, a fish mortality on the River Wiza, salmon spawning and monthly salmon and sea trout catches for the 1979 season. The Fisheries Advisory Committee was part of the Regional Water Authorities, in this case the North West Water Authority. This preceded the Environment Agency which came into existence in 1996.

Regional Fisheries Advisory Committee 1st February, 1982

This is the report from the Regional Fisheries Advisory Committee meeting, which was held on the 1st February, 1982. It includes information on the restructuring of rod and line fishing licence duties, proposed introduction of fishery improvement grant and fishery equipment loan, schemes in 1983. The Fisheries Advisory Committee was part of the Regional Water Authorities, in this case the North West Water Authority. This preceded the Environment Agency which came into existence in 1996.

No seio da bela Sebastianópolis: uma cartografia do Rio de Janeiro nas crônicas de Macedo e Alencar nas décadas de 1850 e 1860

O presente trabalho pretende analisar as representações da cidade do Rio de Janeiro nas crônicas de José de Alencar e Joaquim Manuel de Macedo, publicadas, respectivamente, sob os títulos Ao Correr da Pena (1855-1856) e Labirinto (1860), tendo como objetivo mapear a cidade capital do império e as transformações pelas quais passou entre as décadas de 1850 e 1860. Tal proposta foi desenvolvida à luz do método cartográfico apresentado por Franco Moretti, em suas obras Atlas do Romance Europeu 1800-1900 e A Literatura Vista de Longe, nas quais o autor trata a criação de mapas como um instrumento intelectual que abriria caminho para novos questionamentos e novas conclusões no campo do imaginário. Ademais, ao utilizar obras literárias como fontes primárias para a análise da cidade do Rio de Janeiro do século XIX e suas especificidades no cenário brasileiro imperial, o presente trabalho dialoga com uma história cultural do urbano.

Stanford oceanographic expedition 17, Galapagos Islands and vicinity, 22 February-23 March 1968: observations on birds, the Galapagos fur seal, and cetaceans

1. Systematic list of birds (pp. 23-31) 2. Observations on the Galapagos fur seal, Arctocephalus australis galapagoensis Heller, 1904 (pp. 31-33) 3. Cetaceans observed (pp. 33-34)