Smithsonian-Bredin Caribbean Expedition, 1956 : correspondence

Related Titles

Contained In: Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978

Series: SIA RU007231

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1955-1957

Notes

The correspondence documents Waldo Schmitt's work during the Smithsonian-Bredin Caribbean Expedition, 1956. Subject matter includes references to soil samples (also from Smithsonian-Bredin Belgian Congo Expedition, 1955), transportation arrangements, background information about possible expedition participants, expenses, Smithsonian-Bredin Belgian Congo Expedition film, official correspondence, possible evidence and discussion of firefly lamps, transport of specimens, synopsis of images for narrative of the expedition. Correspondents included Leonard Carmichael, J. Bruce Bredin, Remington Kellogg, and V.E.B. Nicholson. Locations are throughout the Caribbean including Trinidad, Antigua, and St. Croix.

Subjects

Antigua , Caribbean Sea , Correspondence , Field notes , Saint Croix , Smithsonian-Bredin Caribbean Expeditions (1956-195 , Trinidad , Zoology

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.130097