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 (2 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 3
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Diary
Place:
South America
Bahia
Falkland Islands
Brazil
Date Range:
1927
Start Date:
19270307
End Date:
19270606
Abstract:
The fifth of five diaries document Waldo Schmitt's work during Walter Rathbone Bacon Traveling Scholarship Expedition to the West Coast of South America, 1926-1927. Dates covers March 7 - June 6, 1927. Entries are dated and are journal style. Entries describe issues and incidents during travel; accommodations; opinions and observations about places and people; narratives; collecting specimens; and weather. Includes loose inserts. Locations include Brazil (Bahia) and the Falkland Islands.
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