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Handwritten China journal of Edmund Heller (4 of 5)

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Abstract

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.

Date Range

1917

Start Date

Jun 26, 1917

End Date

Aug 22, 1917

Access Information

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Topic

Zoology

Place

  • Myanmar
  • Yangon
  • Kolkata
  • Kānchenjunga
  • India

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes

Accession #

SIA RU007179

Collection name

Edmund Heller Papers, circa 1898-1918

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 8 Folder 4