Journals and Datebooks, 1882-1929

Related Titles

Contained In: Walter Deane papers

Series: Archives and specimens from the Boston Metropolitan Park Flora

Series: Connecting content : a collaboration to link field notes to specimens and published literature

External Resources

Collection guide: Walter Deane papers, c.1789-1929, bulk 1874-1929. Harvard University Botany Libraries

By

Deane, Walter, 1848-1930 , author

Type

Collection

Material

Archival material

Publication info

Notes

1882-1885: Consists of two journals bound together, chiefly detailing Deane's plant collecting and mounting activities, including notes from lectures by Professor George L. Goodale.

1885-1886: Consists of a journal chiefly detailing Deane's plant collecting and mounting activities, February 23, 1885-November 30, 1886. Also includes two letters from Deane to his wife, dated April 27th and April 29th, 1886.

1887-1890: Journal includes Deane's daily activities and note on plant collecting, April 7, 1887-January 4, 1890, some loose notes on index cards and a letter from George Goodale, dated March 7, 1917.

1890-1895: Journal includes Deane's daily activities and notes on plant collecting, March 30, 1890-January 6, 1895, loose scraps found in the journal and two photographs of Deane on the summit of Mt. Monadnock in New Hampshire.

1895-1896: Journal includes Deane's activities and notes on plant collecting, January 7, 1895-December 26, 1896 and some loose notes, probably from 1927.

1896-1899: Journal includes Deane's activities and notes on plant collecting, December 27, 1896-June 1899, as well as one loose sheet detailing a fight between two English sparrows.

1899-1900: July 3-December 17, 1899 (158 leaves) -- January 28-June 30, 1900 (112 leaves) -- July 5-December 25, 1900 (111 leaves). Journals contain a chronological narrative of Deane's activities and field trips. Entries include field notes regarding flora and fauna, particularly birds, and weather reports for various localities in New England, as well as interactions with friends and professional acquaintances.

1901-1902: January 1-December 5, 1901 (155 leaves) -- January 25, November 30, 1902 (107 leaves). Journals contain a chronological narrative of Deane's activities and field trips. Entries include field notes regarding flora and fauna, particularly birds, and weather reports for various localities in New England and Mid-Atlantic states, as well as interactions with friends and professional acquaintances.

1903-1908: February-December 31, 1903 (97 leaves, 13 inserted leaves of notes) -- January 14-December 3, 1904 (124 leaves) -- March 5-December 1, 1905 (122 leaves) -- June 10-December 23, 1906 (116 leaves) -- January 1-December 31, 1907 (114 leaves) -- January 28-June 17, 1908 (49 leaves) -- July 2-Decemeber 16, 1908 (117 leaves). Journals contain a chronological narrative of Deane's activities and field trips. Entries include field notes regarding flora and fauna, particularly birds, and weather reports for various localities in New England, as well as interactions with friends and professional acquaintances.

1909-1921: April 23-June 30, 1909 (77 leaves) -- July 1-December 31, 1909 (111 leaves). -- February 15-June 26, 1910 (96 leaves) -- July 1-December 17,1910 (127 leaves) -- June 30, 1911-December 5, 1912 (169 leaves) -- March 26-November 29, 1913 (115 leaves) -- January 16-August 15, 1914 (95 leaves) -- April 9-August 15, 1915 (117 leaves) -- August 16-October 27, 1915 (90 leaves) -- January 5-August 31, 1916 (106 leaves) -- September 1-October 27, 1916 (69 leaves). Journals contain a chronological narrative of Deane’s activities and field trips; includes field notes and weather reports for various localities in New England, as well as his interactions with friends and professional acquaintances. Journals from 1917-1921 include field notes particularly regarding birds.

1909-1921: 1909 datebook (300 unnumbered pages) -- 1910 datebook (300 unnumbered pages) -- 1911 datebook (300 unnumbered pages) -- 1912 datebook (300 unnumbered pages) -- 1913 datebook (300 unnumbered leaves) -- 1914 datebook (300 unnumbered pages) -- 1915 datebook (458 unnumbered pages) --1916 datebook (458 unnumbered pages) -- 1917 datebook (458 unnumbered pages) -- 1918 datebook (458 unnumbered pages) -- 1919 datebook (458 unnumbered pages) -- 1920 datebook (458 unnumbered pages) -- 1921 datebook (458 unnumbered leaves). Datebooks used as a diary with daily notes on weather, acquaintances and work-related and personal activities.

1922-1926: June 10-July 31, 1922 (64 leaves) -- August 1-September 28, 1922 (64 leaves) -- June 9-July 31, 1923 (54 leaves) -- August 1-December 3, 1923 (70 leaves) -- June 9-July 31, 1924 (61 leaves) -- August 1-September 23, 1924 (85 leaves) -- June 6-July 31, 1925 (73 leaves, 7 unnumbered inserted leaves) -- August 1-September 15, 1925 (97 leaves) -- May 15-September 20, 1926 (139 leaves). Journals contain a chronological narrative of Deane’s activities and field trips; they include field notes and weather reports for various localities in New England, as well as his interactions with friends and professional acquaintances. 1922 journals also include a comprehensive list of birds observed by Deane in 1922 as well as a list of plant specimens collected in the Shelburne N.H. area. 1923 journals also include a copy of a report sent by Deane to the Biological Survey in Washington, DC and lists of bird and plant species and additional environmental data relevant to Shelburne, N.H. 1925 journal also includes comprehensive lists of birds observed and plants collected in Coos County, N.H. by Deane.

1922-1929: 1922 datebook (458 unnumbered pages) -- 1923 datebook (458 unnumbered pages) -- 1924 datebook (458 unnumbered pages) -- 1927 datebook (399 unnumbered pages, 51 pages) – 1928 datebook (399 unnumbered pages) – 1929 date book (399 unnumbered pages). The datebooks were used as a diary with daily notes on weather, acquaintances and work-related and personal activities. 1928 and 1929 datebooks contain newspaper clippings on various topics, including obituaries.

1927-1929: June 17-July 31, 1927 (47 leaves) -- August 1-October 27, 1927 (68 leaves) – July 1-September 16, 1928 journal (91 leaves) – June 22-August 19, 1929 journal (61 leaves). Journals contain a chronological narrative of Deane’s activities and field trips; they include field notes and weather reports for various localities in New England, as well as his interactions with friends and professional acquaintances.

Subjects

1848-1930 , Birds , Botanists , Coos County , Deane, Walter, , Diaries , Field notes , New England , New Hampshire , Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc , Plants , Shelburne (Town) , Weather diaries

BHL Collections

Archives from the Boston Metropolitan Park Flora

Language

English