Smithsonian-Bredin Belgian Congo Expedition, 1955 : diary, March 26 - June 17, 1955
date: label: Date Range
content: 1955
label: Start Date
content: 19550326
label: End Date
content: 19550617
notes: label: Abstract
content: The diary documents Waldo Schmitt's work during the Smithsonian-Bredin Belgian Congo Expedition, 1955. Entries cover March 26 - June 17, 1955. Includes information about travel through Europe on way to Africa. Entries are dated. Subject matter includes travel information, personal observations, interactions with acquaintances and colleagues during travel, descriptions of terrain and vegetation along route in Africa to Congo; participants and supplies; accommodations; photographs taken; names of scientists traveling with and their specialties; visits to coffee plantation; shrimp hunting; sometimes kilometers traveled during collecting; weather; and types and quantities of specimens. Includes sketches. Locations in Democratic Republic of the Congo include the vicinity of Stanleyville [Kisangani], Gada stream, Rwindi, and Wegania.
place: label: Place
content: Congo, Democratic Republic of the
label: Place
content: Kisangani
label: Place
content: Wagenia, Île de
label: Place
content: Rwindi
topic: label: Topic
content: Zoology
label: Topic
content: Shrimp
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, 1907-1978
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content: Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977
label: See more records associated with this expedition
content: Smithsonian-Bredin Belgian Congo Expedition (1955)
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: Diary
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: 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.
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 103