Title
Guatemala, 1936 : to conduct ornithological investigations and collect specimens for the USNM. Correspondence, 1936-1937; Correspondents include John Enos Graf, William Wilson Popenoe, and Thomas Barbour
Title Variants
Alternative:
Guatemala , 1936, Correspondence
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
1936-1937
Notes
Alexander Wetmore travels to Guatemala in 1936 to conduct ornithological investigations and collect specimens for the US National Museum. Correspondence dates 1936-1937. Correspondents include John Enos Graf, William Wilson Popenoe, and Thomas Barbour. Letters discuss the assistance from the United Fruit Company in Wetmore's travels, visits with colleagues, ongoing Smithsonian business, planning of National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to Collect Living Wild Animals and Birds [National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to the Dutch East Indies] (1937), and preparations for trip. Letter dated September 26,1936 indicates Wetmore's wife became ill, and trip was postponed.
Subjects
Correspondence
,
Field notes
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Guatemala
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National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institutio
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Ornithology
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Puerto Barrios
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United States National Museum National Geographi
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.156246
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