Title
France, 1938 : to attend IX International Ornithological Congress and meeting of the International Committee for Bird Preservation in Rouen; Correspondence, programs, travel and field notes, expense records, maps, and memorabilia; Correspondents include Jean Theodore Delacour
Title Variants
Alternative:
France, 1938
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
1938
Notes
Alexander Wetmore travels to France in 1938 to attend IX International Ornithological Congress and meeting of the International Committee for Bird Preservation in Rouen. Materials include correspondence, programs, travel and field notes, expense records, maps, and memorabilia. Correspondents include Jean Theodore Delacour. Field notes are dated May 15 - 23, 1938, and include bird lists. Some birds in the list have descriptions. Last page is a basic itinerary with date and city listed. Locations during the field notes dates include: Arles (France), Geneva, Bern (Switzerland), and Luzerne (Belgium). Several locations are difficult to discern due to handwriting.
Subjects
Arles
,
Belgium
,
Bern
,
Correspondence
,
Field notes
,
France
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Geneva
,
Luzerne
,
Maps
,
Memorabilia
,
Ornithology
,
Switzerland
,
United States National Museum
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.156161
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