Collection name:

Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978

Physical Description:

1 field book

Physical Location:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation:

Box 79 Folder 8

Record type:

Fieldbook record

Object Type:

Field notes

Place:

South America

Chile

Talcahuano

Valparaíso

Peru

Callao

Paita

Ecuador

Guayaquil

Salaverry

Date Range:

1926-1927

Start Date:

19260819

End Date:

19270607

Abstract:

Includes a hand written and typed copy of the chronology documenting Waldo Schmitt's work during the Walter Rathbone Bacon Traveling Scholarship Expedition to the West Coast of South America, 1926-1927. Chronology covers August 19, 1926 - June 7, 1927. It details departure and arrival dates, basic descriptions about activities at each destinations, colleagues met with, and forms of travel. Locations in South American include the vicinity of (but not limited to) Guayaquil, Ecuador; Paita, Salaverry, and Callao, Peru; Valparaiso, and Talcahuano, Chile; and Falkland Islands.

Topic:

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Accession #:

SIA RU007231

Access Information:

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See more records from this collection:

Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978

See more records associated with this person:

Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977

See more records associated with this expedition:

Walter Rathbone Bacon Traveling Scholarship Expedition (1925-1927)

Data Source:

Smithsonian Field Book Project

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI1179