Diary, 1937 Diary: Far East Trip, January 12, 1937 - September 27, 1937 Mann, Lucile Quarry, 1897-1986 creator Mann, William M., 1886-1960 creator text book 1937 1937
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ENG English William and Lucile Mann travel with the National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to the Dutch East Indies in 1937. William Mann collects a birds, animals and reptiles, a list and quantity of which is recorded at the end of the diary. While traveling, they meet with local officials, visit pertinent local institutions (zoos, etc). The diary is a typed account kept by Lucile Mann, arranged by date, and provides location changes; descriptions of daily activities; explanations of collecting efforts; issues with securing, caring for, and transporting them; and observations. Some specimens were collected, others purchased from collectors or governments. Lucile includes notes of interest handwritten on the backside of the typed pages. These include short stories, word definitions, and additional descriptions of events. China Diary Egypt Field notes India Indonesia Japan National Geographic Society (U.S.) National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institutio National Zoological Park (U.S.) shMalaysia Southeast Asia Sudan Sumatra Thailand Wild animal collecting Zoology Zoos William M. Mann and Lucile Quarry Mann field books, 1914-1940 SIA RU007293 Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/99412 10.5962/bhl.title.99412