Smithsonian-Chrysler Expedition to East Africa, 1926

Title Variants

Alternative: Correspondence: Smithsonian-Chrysler Expedition to East Africa, 1926

Related Titles

Contained In: William M. Mann and Lucile Quarry Mann field books, 1914-1940

Series: SIA RU007293

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Mann, William M., 1886-1960

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1926

Notes

The correspondence is composed of letters, telegrams, and proposals that detail the organization and implementation of the Smithsonian-Chrysler Expedition to East Africa. Documents discuss budget, publicity, staffing, licensing, suggested travel routes, expected costs, and proposed list of animals to collect. Included is a map with anticipated travel route highlighted.

Subjects

Correspondence , Field notes , National Zoological Park (U.S.) , Smithsonian-Chrysler Expedition to East Africa (19 , Tanzania , Wild animal collecting , Zoology , Zoos

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.144911