Venezuela, 1937 : to collect bird specimens for the USNM; Correspondence with John Enos Graf, Charles G. Abbot, William Wilson Popenoe, and others; expense records; travel notes; memorabilia; and photographs of Wetmore, Popenoe, Henri Pittier, and Ventura Barnes, Jr

Title Variants

Alternative: Venezuela, 1937

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

1937

Notes

Alexander Wetmore traveled to Venezuela, 1937 to collect bird specimens for the US National Museum. Includes correspondence with John Enos Graf, Charles G. Abbot, William Wilson Popenoe, and others. Materials include itemized expense records; travel notes; memorabilia; and photographs of Wetmore, Popenoe, Henri Pittier, and Ventura Barnes, Jr. dated 1937, includes captions. Most correspondence relates to travel arrangements, letters of introduction, and possible participants.

Subjects

Black-and-white photographs , Caracas , Correspondence , Field notes , Memorabilia , Ornithology , United States National Museum , Venezuela

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.156155