Walter Rathbone Bacon Traveling Scholarship Expeditions to the East and West Coasts of South America, 1925-1927 ; correspondence, 1925 - 1930

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Abstract

The correspondence from 1925-1930, letters "S-Z,"documents Waldo Schmitt's work during the Bacon Traveling Scholarship Expeditions to the East and West Coasts of South America, 1925-1927. Includes telegrams and letters. Subject matter covers personal matters between he and his wife during his traveling, references to his locations and activities in collecting locations. Correspondents include Alvina S. Schmitt (Mrs. Waldo LaSalle), Clarence R. Shoemaker, Ronald D. Stevenson, R. Thomsen, Juan Tremoleras, and Alexander Wetmore.

Date Range

1925-1927

Start Date

1925

End Date

1927

Access Information

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Topic

  • Crustacea
  • Zoology
  • Crustaceans

Place

  • South America
  • Falkland Islands

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Correspondence

Accession #

SIA RU007231

Collection name

Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 80 Folder 1-2