Yucatan, Mexico, notebook and diary, 1895
date: label: Date Range
content: 1895
label: Start Date
content: 1895
label: End Date
content: 1895
notes: label: Abstract
content: The notes and diary document the archaeological work of William Henry Holmes while Yucatan, Mexico, during 1895. He was working for the Field Museum of Chicago. The notebook contains field drawings of local inhabitants, buildings including structural details, notes with observations and personal impressions. There is a typed transcript of the first few pages. Loose notes (some headed "diary) are dated and often headed with location (e.g. Merida, Chichen [Itza?]). They describe travel enroute from Florida as well as observations and personal impressions of local communities. Also includes oversized drawing of an unidentified deserted settlement.
place: label: Place
content: Mexico
label: Place
content: Yucatán
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
label: Topic
content: Anthropology
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: William Henry Holmes Papers, 1870-1931
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content: Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007084
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Diary
label: Object Type
content: Sketches
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: William Henry Holmes Papers, 1870-1931
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 3 Folder 20