Diary no. 8, August 16, 1929-March 24, 1930

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

1929-1930

Notes

English

This field book is a diary from 16 August 1929 to 24 March 1930 documenting Graham's field collecting trip to Kongshien, Tseo Jia Geo, Li Chuang (currently Lizhuang), Chuan Gioh Chi, and the Chengtu (currently Chengdu) 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, snakes, and possibly other specimens. Mammal numbers range from 308-369. Graham also describes packing specimens to be mailed. Descriptions of some specimen are occasionally provided. 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 , Herpetology , Lizhuang , Mammalogy , Ornithology , Sichuan

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.97049