Handwritten China journal of Edmund Heller (2 of 5)
date: label: Date Range
content: 1916-1917
label: Start Date
content: 19160918
label: End Date
content: 19170106
notes: label: Abstract
content: This is 2 of 5 handwritten journals by Edmund Heller documenting the American Museum of Natural History China Expedition, 1916-1917. Entries cover September 18, 1916 - January 6, 1917. The field book is unbound, and entries are dated. Details include date, weather, time of day, daily activities, extensive descriptions of food, agriculture (rice), communities and structures (temples), campsites, and people of areas traveled. Includes descriptions of flora and fauna, sometimes in lists by location. These detail birds, rodents, and other mammals seen and collected, the environment where collected (including elevation), abundance, as well as collection and preparation methods. Locations include Yunnan and Szechuan [Sichuan], China.
place: label: Place
content: China
label: Place
content: Yunnan
label: Place
content: Sichuan
topic: label: Topic
content: Zoology
label: Topic
content: Ornithology
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Edmund Heller Papers, circa 1898-1918
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content: Heller, Edmund, 1875-1939
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content: American Museum of Natural History China Expedition, 1916-1917
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007179
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
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: Edmund Heller Papers, circa 1898-1918
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 8 Folder 2