Letter from Olive Rathbun Wilcox to Allan Crawford, 19 July 1921

July 19th, 1921.

^Answered Aug 6 th ^

Dear Mr. Crawford:

I have recently received a telegram from Mr. Stefansson in which he asks me to get and send to you three or four books about collecting and identifying birds and animals on the northeast coast of Siberia. I enclose herewith two Reports from the Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History - one on birds in northeastern Siberia and one on mammals. I think both of these are very good.

These reports seem to be about the only material available on the birds and animals of that region, about which there has been very little written. Of course, there are many stray references in books of travel, but for a very little information you would have to take along a large number of bulky books.

I have talked with several people at the Museum of Natural History, who say that these reports are the best things that have been written on the subject and that there is probably nothing else that I could send you that would be very useful to you. I hope these will prove to serve your purpose.

Very truly,

^ Olive Rathbun ^ Secretary to Mr. Stefansson.

Mr. Allan Crawford, Frye Hotel, Seattle, Washington.