Guatemala, 1936 : travel notes, expense records, photographs, reference materials, and memorabilia

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

1936

Notes

Alexander Wetmore travels to Guatemala in 1936 to conduct ornithological investigations and collect specimens for the US National Museum. Materials include travel notes, expense records, business cards, photographs, itemized expense list (including destinations), reference materials, and memorabilia. Photographs do not have captions. Field notes include individuals and contact information, lists of supplies, baggage, description of Puerto Barrios, bird lists and measurements for higher elevations he visited on the island (San Miguel Dueñas, Cuidad Vieja, Calderas, Las Lajas).

Subjects

Black-and-white photographs , Calderas , Field notes , Guatemala , Memorabilia , Ornithology , Puerto Barrios , San Miguel Dueñas , United States National Museum

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.154430