Smithsonian-Bredin Caribbean Expedition, 1956 : correspondence
date: label: Date Range
content: 1955-1957
label: Start Date
content: 1955
label: End Date
content: 1957
notes: label: Abstract
content: The correspondence documents Waldo Schmitt's work during the Smithsonian-Bredin Caribbean Expedition, 1956. Subject matter includes references to soil samples (also from Smithsonian-Bredin Belgian Congo Expedition, 1955), transportation arrangements, background information about possible expedition participants, expenses, Smithsonian-Bredin Belgian Congo Expedition film, official correspondence, possible evidence and discussion of firefly lamps, transport of specimens, synopsis of images for narrative of the expedition. Correspondents included Leonard Carmichael, J. Bruce Bredin, Remington Kellogg, and V.E.B. Nicholson. Locations are throughout the Caribbean including Trinidad, Antigua, and St. Croix.
place: label: Place
content: Caribbean Sea
label: Place
content: Trinidad
label: Place
content: Antigua
label: Place
content: Saint Croix
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: Carmichael, Leonard
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content: Bredin, J. Bruce
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content: Kellogg, Remington, 1892-1969
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content: Nicholson, V. E. B.
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 107