This letter is addressed to John F. Bass Jr. and appears to have come from Varadero, Cuba (author's name uncertain). The item mentions the 1939 New York World's Fair.

This photograph is described in bl1740, and features two women sitting on a large rock, most likely in Cuba. The date written on the photograph is January 1, 1922.

This Christmas postcard is addressed to John F. Bass Jr.

This item is a blank application for special permit under regulation 14, quarantine No. 37, to import nursery stock and other plants and seeds. John F. Bass Jr. most likely requested this form to bring back botanical samples ...

This letter invites the recipient to make use of the Bass lab in Englewood despite John F. Bass Jr.'s absence.

This collecting permit from Chas E. Jackson was issued to John F. Bass Jr. and allows him to collect fish and other marine specimens for scientific purposes. The permit expires November 9, 1940.

This letter from John F. Bass Jr. to the United States Bureau of Plant Quarantine inquires about the forms, permits, and procedures necessary to ship botanical specimens for scientific purposes from Mexico to the United ...

This item is a blank application to import wild animals and birds into the United States. John F. Bass Jr. likely intended to use it to bring in specimens from Mexico.

This memorandum discusses the need for greater communication between the scientific research community in Mexico and the United States. This item also discusses the role the Bass lab could play in facilitating a closer ...

This letter to John F. Bass Jr. in a response from the United States Bureau of Animal Industry to Bass' earlier letter inquiring about importing mammals and birds from Mexico into the United States.