Hart, Ella Louisa., 05/07/1941-05/07/1941

File — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Identifier: 70082

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Contains outgoing letters from Parker T. Hart to family, friends, and associates. Includes several letters describing Hart's 1941 journey to the Upper Amazon to investigate rumors of Nazi operations. Arranged alphabetically by last name of recipient. Arranged into 13 folders.

Dates

05/07/1941-05/07/1941

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Collection: 11.8 Linear Feet (10 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Shelf Location

18/06/01

Container Summary

1 ALS dated 5/7/1941 from Parker T. Hart to his mother Ella Louisa Hart, as he embarked on a long trip up the Amazon River. Sent from Manaos, Amazonas, Brazil. Includes a reference to Hubert Maness. See also: Hart's manuscript titled "Diary of a Trip for the U.S. War Department from Manaos on the Rio Negro to the Upper Reaches of the Rio Branco, 1941" in Box 5 Folder 5 of this collection. Note: Hart's diary indicates that the War Department instructed Hart and Hubert Maness to scout the Upper Amazon to the headwaters of the Rio Branco to see if there was any truth to the rumors that the Nazis were planning to build an airfield in Brazil to bomb the Panama Canal. Hart's first Amazon diary entry (Box 5 Folder 5) is dated May 20, 1941. In 1987, Hart produced a typed transcription of the diary. Hart's typed transcript is found in Box 5 Folder 6.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

HART, PARKER T. - CORRESPONDENCE TO HART, ELLA LOUISA (1941): Autographed Letter

HART, ELLA LOUISA - CORRESPONDENCE FROM HART, PARKER T. (1941): Autographed Letter

MANESS, HUBERT - REFERENCE (1941): Autographed Letter

AMAZON RIVER - REFERENCE TO TRIP BY HART, PARKER T. (1941): Autographed Letter

MANAOS - BRAZIL - REFERENCE (1941): Autographed Letter

BRAZIL - MANAOS - REFERENCE (1941): Autographed Letter