Details - Smithsonian-Hartford West Indies Expedition, 1937 : correspondence, includes correspondence of G. Huntington Hartford, Lucile McCain, and Alexander Wetmore

Smithsonian-Hartford West Indies Expedition, 1937 : correspondence, includes correspondence of G. Huntington Hartford, Lucile McCain, and Alexander Wetmore

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Smithsonian-Hartford West Indies Expedition, 1937 : correspondence, includes correspondence of G. Huntington Hartford, Lucile McCain, and Alexander Wetmore

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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

1937

Notes

The correspondence documents Waldo Schmitt's work during the Smithsonian-Hartford West Indies Expedition, 1937. Correspondence covers specimens being sent to their respective departments and their identification including mineral specimens, crustaceans, fossils, insects; visits of colleagues; locations visited; anticipated collecting locations and specimen types; activities and issues at the Smithsonian; correspondence written from expedition locations; and changes in travel due to weather. In a letter to Alexander Wetmore, dated July 7, 1937, he gives a synopsis of the expedition with dates.Correspondents include G. Huntington Hartford, Lucile McCain, and Alexander Wetmore. Locations include the vicinity of San Juan, Puerto Rico; Cuba; and Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.