Costa Rica, 1940 : to collect bird specimens for the USNM, and examine the biological laboratory on Barro Colorado Island and an archaeological site in Guatemala; Correspondence, expense records, field notes, photographs and photographic records, and reference materials; Correspondents include Charles G. Abbot, John Enos Graf, Frank M. Setzler, and Louise M. Pearson
Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 145 Folder 2
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Correspondence
Black-and-white photographs
Receipts (financial records)
Place:
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Barro Colorado
Hacienda Santa María
Liberia
Guanacaste
Date Range:
1940-1941
Start Date:
19400621
End Date:
19410203
Abstract:
Alexander Wetmore travels to Costa Rica in 1940-1941 to collect bird specimens for the US National Museum, and examine the biological laboratory on Barro Colorado Island and an archaeological site in Guatemala. Materials include correspondence, itemized expense records, field notes, photographs and photographic records, memorabilia, and reference materials. Correspondence (in Spanish and English) includes letters from colleagues in central America, letters detailing locations to visit (including Hacienda Santa María and Liberia in Guanacaste), and ongoing work at the Smithsonian. Correspondents include Charles G. Abbot, John Enos Graf, Frank M. Setzler, and Louise M. Pearson. 4 pages of field notes describe birds observed at Barro Colorado Island and bird lists. Photographs are captioned with country information and appear to have been taken when proceeding to Hacienda Santa Maria in Guanacaste. Subject matter includes countryside (farmland, pastures, rivers, men on horseback, valleys) in envelope with photographs is a photo list detail those enclosed and others not included in folder.
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