Description |
3 v. : ill. (some col.), map, photos. ; 31 cm. |
Note |
Journal of a trip to the Belgian Congo by Dr. Sperry as part of a group of American scientists recruited by the U.S. Economic Cooperation Administration in cooperation with the Institut national pour l'etude agronomique du Congo for the Pedo-botanique mission, a soil survey project to determine the area's potential for agricultural development. |
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Holographic. Entered in blank books titled Standard blank book no. 66 and dated from June 7, 1951 to August 26, 1952. Addenda dated 29 December, 1983, 30 December 1983, and 27 January 1984. Includes photographs and newspaper clippings attached to some pages. Some ink sketches. |
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Index and other miscellaneous information on separate loose sheets in v. 1. Vol. 1 contains poem by Gladys Galligar (Mrs. Theodore Sperry) taped to back free end paper. Vol. 3 contains air log, list of talks given subsequent to the trip, list of Congo plants by collection numbers and holographic reports by Gladys Galligar dated 1952 and attached to pages, as well as loose notebook pages in envelope. |
Subject |
Ecology -- Zaire.
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Added Author |
Galligar, Gladys Charlotte, 1904-1975.
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United States. Economic Cooperation Administration.
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Institut national pour l'etude agronomique du Congo.
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