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Panama, 1947 : to visit the Canal Zone Biological Area, inspect the San Jose Project of 1944, and collect bird specimens in Darien. Assisted by Watson M. Perrygo. Correspondence, expense records, travel notes, newsclippings, and film notes; Correspondents include John Enos Graf, Of special interest is a letter from Wetmore to H. R. Harmon (12 June 1947) which contains a report on the expedition

by: Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978

Publication date: 1944

Topics: Ornithology, Panama, Darien

Collection: biodiversity

Contributor: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Language: English

This is a collection of correspondence, expense records, travel notes, news clippings, and film notes, lists of supplies documenting Wetmore's visit the Canal Zone Biological Area, to inspect the San Jose Project of 1944, and collect bird specimens in Darien. He was assisted by Watson M. Perrygo. Includes correspondence with military officials in the area of Albrook Field, with whom Wetmore works to gain access to the collecting sites. Correspondents include John Enos Graf. Of special interest is a letter from Wetmore to H. R. Harmon (12 June 1947) which contains a report on the expedition on Rio Pavarondo and Jaqué River. Includes a letter from a doctor with a list of medicines and medical supplies recommended for the trip

Abstract: This is a collection of correspondence, expense records, travel notes, news clippings, and film notes, lists of supplies documenting Wetmore's visit the Canal Zone Biological Area, to inspect the San Jose Project of 1944, and collect bird specimens in Darien. He was assisted by Watson M. Perrygo. Includes correspondence with military officials in the area of Albrook Field, with whom Wetmore works to gain access to the collecting sites. Correspondents include John Enos Graf. Of special interest is a letter from Wetmore to H. R. Harmon (12 June 1947) which contains a report on the expedition on Rio Pavarondo and Jaqué River. Includes a letter from a doctor with a list of medicines and medical supplies recommended for the trip.