Diary no. IV [5], October 13, 1928-February 14, 1929
date: label: Date Range
content: 1928-1929
label: Start Date
content: 19281013
label: End Date
content: 19290214
notes: label: Abstract
content: This field book is a diary from 13 October 1928 to 14 February 1929 documenting Graham's field collecting trips to Li Chuang (currently Lizhuang), Yachow (currently Ya'an), Min River Valley north of Suifu (currently Yibin), and the Suifu vicinity. Graham provides a narrative description of daily activities including amounts and types of specimen he and associates collected or purchased. Graham collected mammals, birds, insects, snakes, fish, "water snails", fossils, and possibly other specimen. Mammal numbers range from 122-187; mammal skin numbers range from 127-130. Locations in which Graham collected include various localities near and including modern day Lizhuang, modern day Ya'an, Min River (a tributary of the upper Yangtze River), Chang Lin (Changling), and modern day Yibin. Graham often includes altitudes of localities where specimen were found. Descriptions of some specimen are occasionally provided. Graham also collects artifacts and conducts ethnological and anthropological research during this trip. No scientific names are provided.
place: label: Place
content: China
label: Place
content: Sichuan
label: Place
content: Lizhuang
label: Place
content: Yibin
label: Place
content: Yaan
label: Place
content: Changling
topic: label: Topic
content: Entomology
label: Topic
content: Ornithology
label: Topic
content: Mammalogy
label: Topic
content: Herpetology
label: Topic
content: Ichthyology
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: David Crockett Graham Papers, 1923-1936
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content: Graham, David Crockett
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007148
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Diary
objectRights: label: Access Information
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physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: David Crockett Graham Papers, 1923-1936
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: 1 Box Folder 7