Details - Panama, 1947 : to visit the Canal Zone Biological Area, inspect the San Jose Project of 1944, and collect bird specimens in Darien. Assisted by Watson M. Perrygo. Correspondence, expense records, travel notes, newsclippings, and film notes; Correspondents include John Enos Graf, Of special interest is a letter from Wetmore to H. R. Harmon (12 June 1947) which contains a report on the expedition

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Panama, 1947 : to visit the Canal Zone Biological Area, inspect the San Jose Project of 1944, and collect bird specimens in Darien. Assisted by Watson M. Perrygo. Correspondence, expense records, travel notes, newsclippings, and film notes; Correspondents include John Enos Graf, Of special interest is a letter from Wetmore to H. R. Harmon (12 June 1947) which contains a report on the expedition

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Alternative: Panama, 1947

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Contained In: Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated

Series: SIA RU007006

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

By

Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1944-1947

Notes

This is a collection of correspondence, expense records, travel notes, news clippings, and film notes, lists of supplies documenting Wetmore's visit the Canal Zone Biological Area, to inspect the San Jose Project of 1944, and collect bird specimens in Darien. He was assisted by Watson M. Perrygo. Includes correspondence with military officials in the area of Albrook Field, with whom Wetmore works to gain access to the collecting sites. Correspondents include John Enos Graf. Of special interest is a letter from Wetmore to H. R. Harmon (12 June 1947) which contains a report on the expedition on Rio Pavarondo and Jaqué River. Includes a letter from a doctor with a list of medicines and medical supplies recommended for the trip.