Smithsonian-Bredin Belgian Congo Expedition, 1955 : correspondence A -B
date: label: Date Range
content: 1955
label: Start Date
content: 1955
label: End Date
content: 1955
name: label: Alternate Title
content: Smithsonian-Bredin Belgian Congo Expedition, 1955 : correspondence (1 of 4)
notes: label: Abstract
content: The folder of correspondence is A through B that documents the work of Waldo Schmitt during the Smithsonian-Bredin Belgian Congo Expedition, 1955. Includes official correspondence for purposes of travel, letters formalizing the itinerary, accommodations, issues with shot film being received at the Smithsonian, issues with Congo government officials, information about a film made during the expedition, and funding. There is a series of letters to the Bredins that are progress reports. They list location at the top of the page, and include detailed descriptions of terrain, people met, communities visited, daily activities, weather, and wildlife observed. Includes correspondence of J. Bruce Bredin. Locations include the vicinity of Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo (Stanleyville [Kisangani], Leopoldville [Kinshasa], Yangambi,and Nia-Nia).
place: label: Place
content: Congo, Democratic Republic of the
label: Place
content: Sudan
label: Place
content: Kinshasa
label: Place
content: Kisangani
label: Place
content: Nia-Nia
label: Place
content: Yangambi
topic: label: Topic
content: Zoology
label: Topic
content: Shrimp
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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 Belgian Congo Expedition (1955)
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content: Bredin, J. Bruce
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 103