Europe, 1930 : field notes, circa 3 May - 21 June, 1930, passport, collected business cards, memorabilia, and maps

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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

1930

Notes

Materials document Alexander Wetmore's time in Europe in 1930. He came to collect specimens of birds for the US National Museum (USNM) in Spain, and attend the VII International Ornithological Congress in Amsterdam. Materials include field notes, circa 3 May - 21 June, 1930, passport, collected business cards, memorabilia, notes, and maps. Notes detail a variety of information: latitude and longitude positions, lodging, locations and addresses, bird lists (including sex), sketches, and lists of film. Locations specified include vicinity of Puerto del Ponton, Puente de los Fierros and Leon in Spain. Memorabilia includes menus, passenger lists, programs and such from the VII International Ornithological Congress in Amsterdam. Map has no markings.

Subjects

Belguim , Field notes , León , Memorabilia , Ornithology , Pontón, Puerto del , Puente de los Fierros , Spain , United States National Museum

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.155743