Panama, 1944 : to inspect the experimental work of the Chemical Warfare Service, United States Army, on San Jose Island and make natural history collections for the USNM. Assisted by Joseph P. E. Morrison, Correspondence, expense records, permits, and vaccination certificates. Correspondents include Morrison, John Enos Graf, Harry W. Dorsey, Louise M. Pearson, and Frank M. Setzler

Title Variants

Alternative: Panama 1944, corr., expense records, permits, etc

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

1944

Notes

The folder is a collection of correspondence, expense records, vaccination records, lists of supplies, and permits compiled by Alexander Wetmore in 1944. Letters discuss acquisitions, preparation, and transport of specimens, specifically from Panama. Additionally it demonstrates on-going relationships with military officials worked with during the course of the war. There are good number of letters detailing the steps and circumstances around specimens being collected, i.e. bait, preparation, storage, and required equipment. Specifically covers efforts by JPE Morrison to inspect the experimental work of the Chemical Warfare Service, United States Army (headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana), on San José Island and make natural history collections for the USNM. Correspondents include Morrison, John Enos Graf, Harry W. Dorsey, Louise M. Pearson, and Frank M. Setzler.

Subjects

Correspondence , Field notes , Ornithology , Panama , Perlas, Archipiélago de las , San José, Isla

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.153453