Abstract:
This item is part of a series of letters of application for positions at the Bass Biological Laboratory and Zoological Research Supply Company, primarily a secretary position. The Bass Biological Laboratory was a functioning research laboratory as well as a biological collecting and field station. The lab was located in Englewood, Florida, and operated during the 1930s and 1940s along with a profit-making subsidiary called the Zoological Research Supply Company. This letter of application to John F. Bass Jr. describes Wakefield's qualifications and references.