Word: africa
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...undertaking unique in the history of Harvard exploration is the expedition of Dr. R. P. Strong, SeD '16, which will leave for Liberia on the west coast of Africa early in June. The plans and general purpose of the expedition were made public by Dr. Strong last night...
...Medicine at the Medical School, has been engaged at various times in research and practice in the Philippine Islands, Europe, and South America. Seven doctors an scientists from, the University will accompany him on this expedition which is the first one ever sent out by the Medical School to Africa...
Liberia a negro republic about midway down the west coast of Africa presents a large area of almost unexplored territory...
Following its work in Liberia the party intends to sail south to the Belgian Congo and then procede by boat and foot through the interior of Africa, finally coming out at Membasa on the east coast. The whole expedition is expected to take nearly a year...
...Shattuck, Assistant Professor of Tropical Medicine, has been associated with Dr. Strong in the Philippines, Serbia, and on their recent trip to the Amazon. Dr. Joseph Bequaert, Assistant Professor of Entomology, was a few years ago entomologist of the Belgian Commission on Sleeping Sickness which spent some time in Africa. Dr. G. M. Allen, is a lecturer on zoology at the University and also secretary of the Boston Society of Natural History. He has spent some time in British East Africa and has become familiar with the fauna of that region...