Field notes by William M. Mann, Fiji Islands, 1915-1916
date: label: Date Range
content: 1915-1916
label: Start Date
content: 1915
label: End Date
content: 1916
name: label: Alternate Title
content: Field Notes: Fiji Islands, 1915-1916
notes: label: Abstract
content: According to a news clipping in field book, Mann went to Fiji to study the "distribution of organic species in it relation to the origin of the islands and reefs." He worked along W.G. Foye, Assistant of Geology division at Harvard University. The field book begins with a variety of information: addresses from across the United States and Fiji; requests for wood specimens by scientific name; list of photographs. The field book is then organized by insect specimen, with descriptions ranging from half to full page. The field book contents starts from the front and back. Back of field book contains descriptions of areas where specimens collected, and interactions with native population. Includes calling cards, note, and map insert.
place: label: Place
content: Fiji
topic: label: Topic
content: Entomology
label: Topic
content: Entomologists
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
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: Clippings (information artifacts)
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 book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 7 Folder 5