Diary a, September 30, 1932-July 15, 1933

Related Titles

Contained In: David Crockett Graham Papers, 1923-1936

Series: SIA RU007148

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Graham, David Crockett

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1932-1933

Notes

English

This field book is a diary from 30 September 1932 to 15 July 1933 documenting Graham's field expedition to Fu Jia Ba. Graham provides a narrative description of daily activities including amounts and types of specimens he and associates collected or purchased. Graham collected mammals, birds, insects, and possibly other specimen. Mammal numbers range from 1000-1168 (a list of mammals numbered 1121-1167 with locations, dates, and sometimes common name and elevation is included). Descriptions of some specimen are occasionally provided. Also include Chengtu (currently Chengdu), Kua Shein, and various nearby locations. Graham also describes packing specimens to be mailed. Graham also collects artifacts and makes ethnological and anthropological observations during this trip. No scientific names are provided.

Subjects

Chengdu , China , Diary , Entomology , Field notes , Fujiaba , Mammalogy , Ornithology , Sichuan

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.97053