France, 1938 : to attend IX International Ornithological Congress and meeting of the International Committee for Bird Preservation in Rouen; Correspondence, programs, travel and field notes, expense records, maps, and memorabilia; Correspondents include Jean Theodore Delacour

Title Variants

Alternative: France, 1938

Related Titles

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

1938

Notes

Alexander Wetmore travels to France in 1938 to attend IX International Ornithological Congress and meeting of the International Committee for Bird Preservation in Rouen. Materials include correspondence, programs, travel and field notes, expense records, maps, and memorabilia. Correspondents include Jean Theodore Delacour. Field notes are dated May 15 - 23, 1938, and include bird lists. Some birds in the list have descriptions. Last page is a basic itinerary with date and city listed. Locations during the field notes dates include: Arles (France), Geneva, Bern (Switzerland), and Luzerne (Belgium). Several locations are difficult to discern due to handwriting.

Subjects

Arles , Belgium , Bern , Correspondence , Field notes , France , Geneva , Luzerne , Maps , Memorabilia , Ornithology , Switzerland , United States National Museum

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.156161