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Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927.

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur A. Allen papers

 Collection — Box 180: [Barcode: 31924065225991]
Identifier: 21-18-1255
Abstract

Papers consist largely of Allen's professional correspondence and his work in the field of ornithology.

Dates: 1899 - 1968; Majority of material found within 1899 - 1964

Harriman Alaska Expedition collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 4689
Scope and content Videotape and accompanying press kit. The videotape, "The Harriman Alaska Expedition Retraced," is a documentary concerning two scientific expeditions to Alaska, over 100 years apart. The original Harriman expedition in 1899 included 25 scientists, writers, and artists, among them Louis Agassiz Fuertes. A Smith College expedition in 2001 retraced Harriman's route. The film describes these two expeditions, noting the environmental damage and the change in society's attitudes over the...
Dates: 2002.

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Alaska -- Discovery and exploration. 1
Alaska. 1
Bird banding. 1
Bird refuges. 1
Birds -- Societies, etc. 1