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Brigham Young Academy. South American Expedition (1900-1901)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1900 - 1901

Administrative History

The South American Expedition was a scientific research expedition led by faculty members of Brigham Young Academy from 1900 to 1901. The group explored areas in central and southern Mexico and Central America.

Citation:
Benjamin Cluff, Jr., 1947: p. x (Brigham Young Academy Scientific Expedition; organized by Benjamin Cluff and conducted between 1900-1901) p. 101 (Brigham Young Academy South American Exploring Expedition)

Diary of Christian Olsen, 1957: t.p. (Brigham Young Academy South American Expedition)

UPB files, May 29, 2010 (Cluff Expedition; Zarahemla Project)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Photographs and scrapbooks of the South American Expedition, 1900-1902

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 869 Series 1 File 87
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs from the Brigham Young Academy South American Expedition from 1900 to 1902. Photographs are portraits of the explorers and photographs of the explorers traveling and setting up camp. Also contains various landscapes and churches visited in countries including Mexico and Columbia, ruins and recovered archeological specimens, and photographs of the indigenous peoples. Also contains scrapbooks of similar photographs.

Dates: 1900-1902