Panama, 1955 : to visit the Canal Zone Biological Area and the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory, and to collect bird specimens in the Canal Zone and Chiriqui. Assisted by Beatrice Thielen Wetmore; Correspondence, permits, newsclippings, film notes, travel notes, expense records, and memorabilia; Correspondents include John Enos Graf, A. Remington Kellogg, and James Zetek
Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1979 and undated
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 154 Folder 5
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Correspondence
Account book
Memorabilia
Place:
Panama
Canal Zone
ChiriquÃ, Provincia de
Barro Colorado
Date Range:
1954-1955
Start Date:
19540917
End Date:
19550415
Abstract:
Alexander Wetmore travels to Panama in 1955 to visit the Canal Zone Biological Area and the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory, and to collect bird specimens in the Canal Zone and Chiriqui. Assisted by Beatrice Thielen Wetmore. Correspondence, permits, news clippings, supply lists, film notes, travel notes, itemized expense records, and memorabilia. Correspondence covers travel plans and locations, current condition of the Barro Colorado Island Laboratory, Correspondents include John Enos Graf, A. Remington Kellogg, and James Zetek. Includes a list of blood smears collected on the trip.
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