Object Details
- Alternate Title
- Diary: Far East Trip, January 12, 1937 - September 27, 1937
- Abstract
- William and Lucile Mann travel with the National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to the Dutch East Indies in 1937. William Mann collects a birds, animals and reptiles, a list and quantity of which is recorded at the end of the diary. While traveling, they meet with local officials, visit pertinent local institutions (zoos, etc). The diary is a typed account kept by Lucile Mann, arranged by date, and provides location changes; descriptions of daily activities; explanations of collecting efforts; issues with securing, caring for, and transporting them; and observations. Some specimens were collected, others purchased from collectors or governments. Lucile includes notes of interest handwritten on the backside of the typed pages. These include short stories, word definitions, and additional descriptions of events.
- Date Range
- 1937
- Start Date
- 1937
- End Date
- 1937
- Accession #
- SIA RU007293
- Access Information
- 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.
- Record type
- Fieldbook record
- Object Type
- Field notes
- Diary
- Collection name
- William M. Mann and Lucile Quarry Mann field books, 1914-1940
- Physical Description
- 1 folder
- Physical Location
- Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Sublocation
- Box 7 Folder 1
- Place
- Japan
- Indonesia
- Sumatra
- India
- Thailand
- India
- Sudan
- Egypt
- China
- Southeast Asia
- Malaysia
- See more records from this collection
- William M. Mann and Lucile Quarry Mann field books, 1914-1940
- See more records associated with this person
- Mann, William M., 1886-1960
- Mann, Lucile Quarry, 1897-1986
- See more records associated with this expedition
- National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to the Dutch East Indies, 1937
- Smithsonian Field Book Project
- Topic
- Zoology
- Zoos
- Wild animal collecting
- Record ID
- fbr_item_MODSI41
Location: Record Unit 007293, Box 7, Folder 1
Link to CSC record
Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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