Handwritten China journal of Edmund Heller (4 of 5)
date: label: Date Range
content: 1917
label: Start Date
content: 19170626
label: End Date
content: 19170822
notes: label: Abstract
content: This is 4 of 5 handwritten journals by Edmund Heller documenting the American Museum of Natural History China Expedition,1916-1917. Entries cover c. June 26 - August 22, 1917. The field book is unbound, and entries are dated. Details include date, weather, time of day, daily activities, vegetation and terrain, local customs and holidays, extensive descriptions of food, agriculture (rice), communities (temples), and people of areas traveled. Specimens collecting includes birds and mammals. There are references to language work by "Judge Cotton" and visiting museums in Calcutta [Kolkata]. Locations include Rangoon [Yangon] in Burma [Myanmar], the vicinity of Kinchinjunga [Kānchenjunga], and Calcutta [Kolkata], India.
place: label: Place
content: Myanmar
label: Place
content: Yangon
label: Place
content: Kānchenjunga
label: Place
content: India
label: Place
content: Kolkata
topic: label: Topic
content: Zoology
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 4