Title
Mexico, 1939 : to collect bird specimens for the USNM. Correspondence, expense records, permits, film notes, memorabilia, and reference materials. Correspondents include John Enos Graf, Louise M. Pearson, and Matthew Williams Stirling; Of special interest is correspondence with Stirling concerning his anthropological field work at Tres Zapotes, Veracruz
Title Variants
Alternative:
Mexico, 1939
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
1939
Notes
Alexander Wetmore travels to Mexico in 1939 to collect bird specimens for the US National Museum. Materials include correspondence, itemized expense records, permits, film notes, memorabilia, and reference materials. Correspondents include John Enos Graf, Louise M. Pearson, and Matthew Williams Stirling. Of special interest is correspondence with Stirling concerning his anthropological field work at Tres Zapotes, Veracruz. Field notes are dated March 3 - 1939 and headed with the date and location (name of town in vicinity). Information includes birds observed, descriptions of terrain and vegetation at observation sites, and some distance measurements. Additionally includes a list of film with locations cited. Most of the correspondence relates to ongoing work at the Smithsonian or travel arrangements.
Subjects
Correspondence
,
Field notes
,
Memorabilia
,
Mexico
,
Orizaba
,
Ornithology
,
United States National Museum
,
Veracruz
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.156052
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