Yucatan, Mexico, notebook and diary, 1895

Related Titles

Contained In: William Henry Holmes Papers, 1870-1931

Series: SIA RU007084

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

By

Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1895

Notes

The notes and diary document the archaeological work of William Henry Holmes while Yucatan, Mexico, during 1895. He was working for the Field Museum of Chicago. The notebook contains field drawings of local inhabitants, buildings including structural details, notes with observations and personal impressions. There is a typed transcript of the first few pages. Loose notes (some headed "diary) are dated and often headed with location (e.g. Merida, Chichen [Itza?]). They describe travel enroute from Florida as well as observations and personal impressions of local communities. Also includes oversized drawing of an unidentified deserted settlement.

Subjects

Anthropology , Archaeology , Diary , Field notes , Mexico , Sketches , Yucatan

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.122850