Title
Europe, 1930 : field notes, circa 3 May - 21 June, 1930, passport, collected business cards, memorabilia, and maps
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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
1930
Notes
Materials document Alexander Wetmore's time in Europe in 1930. He came to collect specimens of birds for the US National Museum (USNM) in Spain, and attend the VII International Ornithological Congress in Amsterdam. Materials include field notes, circa 3 May - 21 June, 1930, passport, collected business cards, memorabilia, notes, and maps. Notes detail a variety of information: latitude and longitude positions, lodging, locations and addresses, bird lists (including sex), sketches, and lists of film. Locations specified include vicinity of Puerto del Ponton, Puente de los Fierros and Leon in Spain. Memorabilia includes menus, passenger lists, programs and such from the VII International Ornithological Congress in Amsterdam. Map has no markings.
Subjects
Belguim
,
Field notes
,
León
,
Memorabilia
,
Ornithology
,
Pontón, Puerto del
,
Puente de los Fierros
,
Spain
,
United States National Museum
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.155743
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