Correspondence, Manuscripts, Photographs, Newspaper Clippings and Related Material Concerning Robert A. Bartlett and the Bartlett Arctic Expeditions, 1928-1947
Beginning in the mid-1920's, Robert A. Bartlett (1876-1946) collected zoological specimens for the United States National Museum (USNM) on his many expeditions
to the Arctic. This series consists of material, compiled by Waldo LaSalle Schmitt, documenting Bartlett's association with the USNM and includes correspondence between Bartlett
and Schmitt concerning the Arctic expeditions and collections made; newspaper clippings; manuscripts and reports on the expeditions; photographs; and correspondence with biologists,
reprints, and research material concerning the collections made by the Bartlett expeditions.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7231, Waldo L. Schmitt Papers
