Smithsonian-Bredin Caribbean Expedition, 1958 : correspondence
date: label: Date Range
content: 1957-1958
label: Start Date
content: 1957
label: End Date
content: 1958
notes: label: Abstract
content: The correspondence documents Waldo Schmitt's work during the Smithsonian-Bredin Caribbean Expedition, 1958. Letters to Bredin and Alvina Schmitt give descriptions of expedition progress. Letters to Bredin include arrangements of vessel to be used in expedition; identification of specimens; personal details about family; expedition logistics; bats, insect, reptile, amphibian, fish, and shell specimens and descriptions of surrounding environments; and expenses. Locations in the Caribbean includes the islands Antigua, Barbuda, Saint Thomas, and Tortola. There is official correspondence in Dutch. Includes correspondence of J. Bruce Bredin, Fenner A. Chace, Jr., C. John Finlay, Desmond V. Nicholson, Alvina S. Schmitt (Mrs. Waldo LaSalle), and Carl N. Shuster, Jr.
place: label: Place
content: Caribbean Sea
label: Place
content: Antigua
label: Place
content: Barbuda
label: Place
content: Saint Thomas
label: Place
content: Tortola
topic: label: Topic
content: Zoology
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content: Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978
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content: Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977
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content: Smithsonian-Bredin Caribbean Expeditions (1956-1959)
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content: Bredin, J. Bruce
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content: Chace, Jr., Fenner A.
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content: Finlay, C. John
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content: Nicholson, Desmond V.
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content: Schmitt, Alvina S.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007231
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Correspondence
objectRights: label: Access Information
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physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 109