Diary, 1916

Title Variants

Alternative: British Solomon Islands and Santa Cruz, May 19,1916 - Nov. 24, 1916

Related Titles

Contained In: William M. Mann and Lucile Quarry Mann field books, 1914-1940

Series: SIA RU007293

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

By

Mann, William M., 1886-1960

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1916

Notes

William Mann, as a Sheldon Traveling Scholar, went on a entomological collecting trip to the Solomon Islands. He spent the majority of his time on the islands of Malaita San Cristobal collecting a wide variety of insects. The diary is arranged by date, giving descriptions of the island shoreline regions and interior "bush" where Mann collects specimens. He includes stories and details about his interactions with the local populations, and discusses the presence of ships that are recruiting natives as workers for whale boats, plantations and other operations. The end of the journal is organized by subject and includes discussion of recruiting, native names, wildlife by type, and locations visited.

Subjects

Botany , Diary , Entomologists , Entomology , Ethnology--Solomon Islands , Field notes , Malaita , San Cristobal , Solomon Islands

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.144943