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Collection name:
David Crockett Graham Papers, 1923-1936
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
1 Box Folder 5
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Diary
Place:
China
Sichuan
Yibin
Date Range:
1928
Start Date:
19280527
End Date:
19281012
Abstract:
This field book is a diary from 27 May to 12 October 1928 documenting Graham's field collecting trips in the vicinity of Suifu (currently Yibin). Notes from the summer collecting trip are not included here; see folder 6. Graham provides a narrative description of daily activities including amounts and types of specimen collected by him or associates. Graham notes mostly birds and mammals, although some mention of insects and reptiles are included. Mammal numbers range from 104-121. Locations in which Graham collected include various localities near modern day Yibin. Descriptions of some specimen are occasionally provided. Graham also makes ethnological and anthropological observations during this trip. No scientific names are provided.
Topic:
Entomology  Search this
Ornithology  Search this
Mammalogy  Search this
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Accession #:
SIA RU007148
Access Information:
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David Crockett Graham Papers, 1923-1936
See more records associated with this person:
Graham, David Crockett
Data Source:
Smithsonian Field Book Project
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fbr_item_MODSI2130