Bowman, Isaiah, 1878-1950
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
The Inquiry Papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 8
Abstract:
Correspondence, organizational records, reports containing historical and statistical material, maps, and other papers of The Inquiry, a group of experts assembled at the request of President Wilson to collect and collate data in preparation for a peace conference following World War I. Members of The Inquiry included Edward House, Sidney Mezes, Isaiah Bowman, Charles Seymour, David H. Miller, Walter Lippmann, James T. Shotwell, and Clive Day.
Dates:
1915-1921
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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The Inquiry Papers
Yale Peruvian Expedition papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 664
Abstract:
Correspondence, administrative records, scientific reports, writings, and illustrative material on the three expeditions to Peru sponsored by Yale University between 1911-1915. The most celebrated discoveries, the finding of Machu Picchu and of Vitcos, the last capital of the Incas, were studied during the expeditions by scientific specialists who were drawn principally from the Yale faculty. The papers include their diaries, manuscripts, and published reports of their work, as well as the...
Dates:
1908-1948