Handwritten China journal of Edmund Heller (1 of 5)
date: label: Date Range
content: 1916
label: Start Date
content: 19160604
label: End Date
content: 19160908
notes: label: Abstract
content: The handwritten journal of Edmund Heller documents the American Museum of Natural History China Expedition, 1916-1917. Entries cover June 4, 1916 to September 17, 1916. Sometimes entries have headings if including stories, or lists of information for a specific location (i.e. birds, vegetation, rocks). Includes a hand drawn map of Bamboo Creek. Throughout notes, Heller takes considerable time to describe areas visited, flora and fauna observed, people encountered (including cultural traits of Asians), expedition activities, route traveled, food (listing vegetation and descriptions of food in markets), agriculture, communities, and accommodations. Notes describe travel from Washington, with travel times, meetings with colleagues, language, and weather. Includes notes about quantities and type of specimens collected (sometimes with descriptions of abundance or location) and prepared, and include types of mammals including tigers, mongoose, as well as birds. Localities described in detail include Hawaii, Japan, Hong Kong, Foochow, Swatow [Shantou], Hainan, and Yunnan, China.
place: label: Place
content: China
label: Place
content: Hawaii
label: Place
content: Japan
label: Place
content: Hong Kong
label: Place
content: Yunnan
label: Place
content: Shantou
label: Place
content: Hainan
topic: label: Topic
content: Zoology
label: Topic
content: Mammalogy
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
label: See more records associated with this expedition
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
label: Object Type
content: Maps
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 1