Title
Smithsonian-Bredin Belgian Congo Expedition, 1955 : correspondence A -B
Title Variants
Alternative:
Smithsonian-Bredin Belgian Congo Expedition, 1955 : correspondence (1 of 4)
Related Titles
Contained In:
Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978
Series:
SIA RU007231
Series:
Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history
By
Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977
Type
Book
Material
Archival material
Publication info
1955
Notes
The folder of correspondence is A through B that documents the work of Waldo Schmitt during the Smithsonian-Bredin Belgian Congo Expedition, 1955. Includes official correspondence for purposes of travel, letters formalizing the itinerary, accommodations, issues with shot film being received at the Smithsonian, issues with Congo government officials, information about a film made during the expedition, and funding. There is a series of letters to the Bredins that are progress reports. They list location at the top of the page, and include detailed descriptions of terrain, people met, communities visited, daily activities, weather, and wildlife observed. Includes correspondence of J. Bruce Bredin. Locations include the vicinity of Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo (Stanleyville [Kisangani], Leopoldville [Kinshasa], Yangambi,and Nia-Nia).
Subjects
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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Correspondence
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Field notes
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go, Democratic Republic of the
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Kinshasa
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Kisangani
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Nia-Nia
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shrimp
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Smithsonian-Bredin Belgian Congo Expedition (1955)
,
Sudan
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tgn
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Yangambi
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Zoology
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.130135
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