Diary no. 6, February 15, 1929-June 13, 1929

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

1929

Notes

English

This field book is a diary from 15 February to 13 June 1929 documenting Graham's field collecting trips to Kiating (currently Leshan), Pin Shan, and the Suifu (currently Yibin) vicinity. Graham provides a narrative description of daily activities including amounts and types of specimen he and associates collected or purchased. Graham collected mammals, birds, insects, salamanders, frogs, shrimp, fossils, and possibly other specimen. Mammal numbers range from 122-187. Locations in which Graham collected include various localities near and including modern day Leshan, Yibin, and Hongya. Descriptions of some specimens are occasionally provided. Graham also collects artifacts and conducts ethnological and anthropological research during this trip. No scientific names are provided.

Subjects

China , Diary , Entomology , Field notes , Herpetology , Hongya , Leshan , Mammalogy , Ornithology , Sichuan , Yibin

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.83780