Title
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
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