Alexander Wetmore (1886-1978), Annie Beatrice van der Biest Thielan Wetmore (1910-1997), and John Warren Aldrich (1906-1995)

Summary

Alexander Wetmore (1886-1978), Annie Beatrice van der Biest Thielan Wetmore (1910-1997), and John Warren Aldrich (1906-1995) on a field trip during the 1969 American Ornithologists' Union Meeting, Fayetteville, Arkansas. "Bea" Wetmore worked as a secretary and translator for various entities of the Netherlands Government and the World Health Organization. After marrying Alexander Wetmore (sixth Smithsonian Secretary) in 1953, she joined him on most of his collecting expeditions to Panama and the Dutch West Indies and assisted him in his numerous publications in ornithology.

Subject

• Wetmore, Alexander 1886-1978
• Wetmore, Annie Beatrice
• Aldrich, John W (John Warren) 1906-1995
• American Ornithologists' Union

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7440, American Ornithologists' Union Records, Image No. SIA2008-2264

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1969

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• No Known Copyright Restrictions

Topic

• Animals
• Birds
• Women scientists
• Ornithology

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU007440 [SIA2008-2264]

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