Title
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
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