Letter from Sammy Ray to Alexander Wetmore, September 3, 1944
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Request permissionsDownload image PrintSammy Ray, a Pharmacist's Mate in the United States Navy in the Pacific during World War II, discusses his previous specimens sent to Dr. Alexander Wetmore, Assistant Secretary, Director of the U.S. National Museum, and later sixth secretary of the Smithsonian; specimens that are in the mail to Dr. Wetmore (55 birds and 1 bat); and his hopes for collecting at his current location. He also asks for more shot to continue collecting, and mentions birds he as seen.
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Written by Sammy Ray, a Pharmacist's Mate in the Navy in the Pacific during World War II, who collected specimens for the United States National Museum. Throughout the War, Ray maintained correspondence with Dr. Alexander Wetmore, the sixth secretary of the Smithsonian.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 192, Box 557, Folder: 166401-166425
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Islands of the Pacific
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