United States National Museum Dept. of Biology Division of Birds 1897-1947 Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 7.89w x 9.95h; Type of Image: Document; Medium: Paper
Type:
Document
Paper
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
Sri Lanka
Date:
June 5, 1944
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
Future Secretary S. Dillon Ripley, formerly assistant curator in the Division of Birds, US National Museum, volunteered for service during World War II with the Office of Strategic Services, predecessor to the Central Intelligence Agency. Stationed in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, he continued his ornithological passion with bird field studies in his free time. Having traveled widely in the South Pacific before the war, he knew the geography, natural history and languages of the region.
Summary:
S. Dillon Ripley writes that he hopes Herbert Friedmann, curator of birds, U.S. National Museum, will go over the galleys and check on the map and other items. He also writes that he is still collecting and has so far 232 specimens of 108 species. Ripley asks that he be sent a copy of the "Field Collectors Manual in Natural History" and one for Bert [Herbert G. Deignan] too. He relays that friends have been in the jungle and were using a whistled call as a signal. He describes what happened as a result.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 305, Box 899, Folder: 170221
