Walter Rathbone Bacon Traveling Scholarship Expedition to the West Coast of South America, 1926-1927 : diary, volumes 4-5, January 16, 1927 - June 6, 1927 (1 of 2) Search this
Collection name:
Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 79 Folder 2
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Diary
Place:
South America
Chile
Valparaíso
Puerto Montt
Chiloé, Isla
Date Range:
1926-1927
Start Date:
19260116
End Date:
19270309
Abstract:
This is the fourth of five diaries documenting Waldo Schmitt's work during the Walter Rathbone Bacon Traveling Scholarship Expedition to the West Coast of South America, 1926-1927. It covers January 16, 1927 - March 9, 1927. Entries are headed by date and are journal style. Subject matter covers personal and professional daily activities; interactions with colleagues and acquaintances; specimen collecting; descriptions of locations visited including terrain; weather; personal observations about places visited and people met. Locations include the vicinity of Chile (Valparaiso Isla Chiloé, and Puerto Montt).
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