Mexico, 1939 : to collect bird specimens for the USNM. Correspondence, expense records, permits, film notes, memorabilia, and reference materials. Correspondents include John Enos Graf, Louise M. Pearson, and Matthew Williams Stirling; Of special interest is correspondence with Stirling concerning his anthropological field work at Tres Zapotes, Veracruz

Title Variants

Alternative: Mexico, 1939

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

1939

Notes

Alexander Wetmore travels to Mexico in 1939 to collect bird specimens for the US National Museum. Materials include correspondence, itemized expense records, permits, film notes, memorabilia, and reference materials. Correspondents include John Enos Graf, Louise M. Pearson, and Matthew Williams Stirling. Of special interest is correspondence with Stirling concerning his anthropological field work at Tres Zapotes, Veracruz. Field notes are dated March 3 - 1939 and headed with the date and location (name of town in vicinity). Information includes birds observed, descriptions of terrain and vegetation at observation sites, and some distance measurements. Additionally includes a list of film with locations cited. Most of the correspondence relates to ongoing work at the Smithsonian or travel arrangements.

Subjects

Correspondence , Field notes , Memorabilia , Mexico , Orizaba , Ornithology , United States National Museum , Veracruz

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.156052