Travelog of 1962-1963 South American trip
date: label: Date Range
content: 1962-1963
label: Start Date
content: 19621203
label: End Date
content: 19630222
notes: label: Abstract
content: The 1962-1963 travelogue documents Doris Cochran’s National Science Foundation funded trip to visit museums in South America and collect frog specimens, building on collections she made there in 1935. Includes summary of events, itinerary, and narrative entries on daily activities. Narrative entries include description of surrounding flora and fauna and references to specific collections of herpetological specimens collected. Includes miscellaneous clippings and business card in the back of the book. Localities included in this trip include Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo in Brazil, Bogota in Colombia, Isla Barro Colorado (Barro Colorado Island) in Panama, Argentina, Peru, and several other localities.
place: label: Place
content: Brazil
label: Place
content: Colombia
label: Place
content: Panama
label: Place
content: Isla Barro Colorado
label: Place
content: Rio de Janeiro
label: Place
content: Bogotá
label: Place
content: Peru
label: Place
content: Argentina
label: Place
content: São Paulo
topic: label: Topic
content: Herpetology
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content: Doris Mable Cochran papers, circa 1891-1968
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content: Cochran, Doris M. (Doris Mable), 1898-1968
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007151
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Diary
objectRights: label: Access Information
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physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: Doris Mable Cochran papers, circa 1891-1968
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 12 Folder 3