Collection name:

Cinchona Project field notes, 1938-1965

Physical Description:

1 field book

Physical Location:

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Main Library

Sublocation:

Box 2 Folder 25

Record type:

Fieldbook record

Object Type:

Field notes

Place:

Colombia

Ecuador

Date Range:

1942-1947

Start Date:

19421204

End Date:

1947

Abstract:

The item consists of specimen 2 lists which include no. 7002-7095 and 8004-8312. The former is entitled, "Board of Economic Warfare, Plants collected in Colombia by W. C. Steere, Reported by U.S. National Museum, Feb. 1943". The first draft of this list is dated December 4, 1942. The second list is entitled, "Cinchonaea collected in Ecuador by William C. Steere". Specimens included in this list were collected in Ecuador by Steere between July 20, 1943 and May 13, 1944. Documents associated with the item are contained in the same folder including correspondence from Steere to Ellsworth P. Killip, curator of at Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Division of Plants, and from Killip to Alfred B. Carr.

Topic:

Botany  Search this

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Accession #:

SIA Acc. 11-096

Access Information:

At least 24 hours advance notice is recommended to consult this collection. Contact the Department of Botany at 202-633-0920 to make an appointment.

See more records from this collection:

Cinchona Project field notes, 1938-1965

See more records associated with this person:

Steere, William Campbell, 1907-1989

See more records associated with this expedition:

Cinchona Missions Expedition (1942-1944)

Data Source:

Smithsonian Field Book Project

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI806