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William M. Mann and Lucile Quarry Mann field books, 1914-1940

Catalog Data

Extent:
25 items
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Record type:
Collection record
Place:
Asia
Japan
India
Thailand
Malaysia
China
Egypt
Fiji
Solomon Islands
Tanzania
Liberia
Palestine
Indonesia
Sumatra
Date Range:
1914-1940
Description:
Diaries, journals, photographs, scrapbooks, and other materials document William Mann's early entomological collecting trips, as well as the Manns' experiences at the National Zoological Park, and on their travels abroad from 1914-1940. Field notes document the Philip Expedition to the Middle East (1914); Mann's trip as a Sheldon Traveling Fellow to Fiji and Solomon Islands (1915-1916); Smithsonian-Chrysler Expedition to East Africa (1926); their participation in the National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to the Dutch East Indies (1937); collecting trip to South America (1939); and Smithsonian-Firestone Expedition to Liberia (1940). Materials document travel to Egypt and Palestine in 1914; Tanzania in 1926; Southeast Asia in 1937; as well as Argentina and Brazil in 1939. Most trips have multiple items relating to them, providing multiple formats of information specific events. Photographs of the same location or subject matter exist in multiple places, sometimes with or without detailed captions.
Related material:
Expedition History 1937 [National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to Collect Living Wild Animals and Birds (1937)]
Topic:
Mammalia  Search this
Reptilia  Search this
Aves  Search this
Insecta  Search this
Animalia  Search this
Mammals  Search this
Reptiles  Search this
Birds  Search this
Animals  Search this
Insects  Search this
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.
See more records associated with this collector:
Mann, Lucile Quarry, 1897-1986
Mann, William M., 1886-1960
See more records associated with this expedition:
National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to the Dutch East Indies, 1937
Smithsonian-Firestone Expedition to Liberia (1940)
Smithsonian-Chrysler Expedition to East Africa (1926)
Phillips Expedition to the Middle East
National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to the Dutch East Indies, 1937
See more records from this field book collection:
William M. Mann and Lucile Quarry Mann field books, 1914-1940
Data Source:
Smithsonian Field Book Project
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fbr_coll_NCDC10