Walter Rathbone Bacon Traveling Scholarship Expedition to the West Coast of South America, 1926-1927 : Diary, volumes 1, August 16, 1926 - October 19, 1926
Walter Rathbone Bacon Traveling Scholarship Expedition to the West Coast of South America, 1926-1927 : Diary, volumes 1-3, August 16, 1926 - January 16, 1927 (1 of 3) Search this
Collection name:
Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 78 Folder 6
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Place:
South America
Peru
Pacasmayo
Ecuador
Guayaquil
Date Range:
1926
Start Date:
19260816
End Date:
19261019
Abstract:
The first of five diaries documents Waldo Schmitt's work in the Walter Rathbone Bacon Traveling Scholarship Expedition to the West Coast of South America, 1926-1927. Dates cover August 16, 1926 - October 19, 1926. Entries are headed by date and journal style. They discuss personal and professional activities, accommodations, interactions with colleagues, locations traveled, stories about places visited; and samples and specimens collected. Locations are throughout South America. Includes several botanical specimens. Locations in South American include the vicinity of Peru (Pacasmayo) and Ecuador (Guayquil).
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