Diary, 1937
date: label: Date Range
content: 1937
label: Start Date
content: 1937
label: End Date
content: 1937
name: label: Alternate Title
content: Diary: Far East Trip, January 12, 1937 - September 27, 1937
notes: label: Abstract
content: 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.
place: label: Place
content: Japan
label: Place
content: Indonesia
label: Place
content: Sumatra
label: Place
content: India
label: Place
content: Thailand
label: Place
content: India
label: Place
content: Sudan
label: Place
content: Egypt
label: Place
content: China
label: Place
content: Southeast Asia
label: Place
content: Malaysia
topic: label: Topic
content: Zoology
label: Topic
content: Zoos
label: Topic
content: Wild animal collecting
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: William M. Mann and Lucile Quarry Mann field books, 1914-1940
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content: Mann, William M., 1886-1960
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content: Mann, Lucile Quarry, 1897-1986
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content: National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to the Dutch East Indies, 1937
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007293
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Diary
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 M. Mann and Lucile Quarry Mann field books, 1914-1940
label: Physical Description
content: 1 folder
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 7 Folder 1