Travelog of 1962-1963 South American trip

Related Titles

Contained In: Doris Mable Cochran papers, circa 1891-1968

Series: SIA RU007151

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

By

Cochran, Doris M., (Doris Mable), 1898-1968

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1962-1963

Notes

English

The 1962-1963 travelogue documents Doris Cochran’s National Science Foundation funded trip to visit museums in South America and collect frog specimens, building on collections she made there in 1935. Includes summary of events, itinerary, and narrative entries on daily activities. Narrative entries include description of surrounding flora and fauna and references to specific collections of herpetological specimens collected. Includes miscellaneous clippings and business card in the back of the book. Localities included in this trip include Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo in Brazil, Bogota in Colombia, Isla Barro Colorado (Barro Colorado Island) in Panama, Argentina, Peru, and several other localities.

Subjects

Argentina , Bogota , Brazil , Colombia , Diary , Field notes , Herpetology , Isla Barro Colorado , Panama , Peru , Rio de Janeiro , São Paulo

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Women in Natural History

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.97965