John Geddings Gray 1928 Memorial Expedition Papers
Scope and Contents
December 30, 1927-August 5, 1928. Frans Blom diaries and records written during the 1928 Gray Memorial Expedition to Chiapas, Mexico and Guatemala. Also includes the diary of expedition medic Louis Bristow and Blom's calendar notes, archaeological notes, and notes on plant names. 20 pieces. The collection consists of diaries, notes, records, and photographs made during the Gray Memorial Expedition to Chiapas, Mexico and Guatemala. This was Tulane's 4th expedition to Middle America and was considered the most ambitious and dangerous. Frans Blom headed the expedition. Other members were Louis Bristow, Webster McBryde, Ciriaco Aguilar, and Gustav Kanter. While most of the papers here were written by Blom, the diary of Louis Bristow, who served as expedition doctor, is also included. Photographs of the expedition are found in Photograph Collection 41. Please click the link below.
Dates
- 1927-1928
Creator
- Louis Bristow (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open to the public. No known restrictions.
Extent
20.00 Pieces
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
The collection is arranged in a single clamshell box containing 13 loose items numbered 1 - 13 that are diaries and field notebooks of the expedition members followed by folders 1 - 6.
- Antiquities -- Guatemala Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Antiquities -- Mexico Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Archaeological expeditions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Belize Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Botany Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Chiapas (Mexico) -- Antiquities Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Chiapas (Mexico:State) -- Description and Travel Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Description and travel -- Guatemala Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Guatemala Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Maya calendar Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mexico Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tulane University Expedition, 1927-1928 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- John Geddings Gray 1928 Memorial Expedition Papers
- Subtitle
- Manuscript Collection 86, Manuscripts, The Latin American Library, Tulane University
- Author
- Ruth Olivera, September 1989; revised by Philip S. MacLeod, March 2001
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Latin American Library at Tulane Repository
7001 Freret Street
Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, 4th floor
Tulane University
New Orleans Louisiana 70118 US
(504) 865-5681
lal@tulane.edu
