Smithsonian-Firestone Expedition to Liberia, 1940

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Abstract

The correspondence is composed of letters and telegrams largely addressing permission of local Liberian officials to enter regions of the country to collect specimens. Mann includes in a letter with detailed itinerary and specifics about collecting while in Grand Cape Mount and Bendaja (Bindaja).

Date Range

1940

Start Date

Feb 29, 1940

End Date

Jul 31, 1940

Access Information

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Topic

  • Zoos
  • Zoology
  • Wild animal collecting

Place

  • Liberia
  • Grand Cape Mount
  • Bindaja

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Correspondence

Accession #

SIA RU007293

Collection name

William M. Mann and Lucile Quarry Mann field books, 1914-1940

Physical Description

1 folder

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 6 Folder 6