Diary of Joseph F.C. Rock; from January 29th 1934 – January 1st 1935
Includes pasted in photographs that include:

• The Muli King (p.213) “The Muli King was murdered on the 2nd of the 8th moon or September 10th 1934”
• “My good friend the Tsong Kwan of Yongning, died on July 20th 1933” (p215)
• Christmas image (p.253)
• 3 taken at Hai tien in November 1934 that include Rock, Edgar Snow, [Mrs Snow?] and Nakhi [Naxi] men, (pp.260-263) “Edgar Snow, J.F. Rock, Ho-Chi hui and Chan Chung tien photographed at Hai tien, near Peiping, November 1934, in Snow’s compound – we had just returned from Wan shou shan”
• Pressed flowers taped in at back (p,299); “Violets from the tomb of Emperor Young lo of the Ming Dynasty, May 18th 1934, see page…”; “From the court of the T’ai ho tien throne room of Kienlung, May 1934”; “Leaf from the coffin of Emperor Francis Joseph I of Austria, Kapuziner Gruft, Wien, See Vol. 35” [JFR/1/1/20 has a 35 on its spine – could this be vol.35?]

Diary includes monograph on the Island of Palmyra and diary of “My trip around the World begun Honolulu, Sept 14 1913 on USA Transport Thomas”

Diary of Joseph F.C. Rock; May 1938 to February 1940; including:

• List of trunks in Hong Kong (p.2);
• Index to Ceremonies – The Nv ceremonies or funerals, followed by volume and page references, but unclear as to what they refer to – it does not appear to be the diaries. (p.3)
• Books sent to Kelly and Walsh to be rebound (p.4)
• University of Hawaii books(?) (p.5)
• ‘Sent to Ye Olde Printerie’ (p.6)
• Addresses (p.7)
• ‘Left in Yunnan’; addresses (p.8)
• Trunks left in Yunnanfu (p.9-12)
• Diary – May 20 1938 (Hanoi) – May 24 1938 (pp.13-36)
• pp.37-100 are blank, (small pressed flower between pp.58-59)
• 5 August 1938 – 28 February 1940 (pp.101-168) includes 3 pressed leaf specimens sellotaped into the diary (p.160, p.163)
• Diary is blank between pp. 169-297 save for some more pressed plants: p189 (v. fragile); p.239 ‘Rapperswil; p.255 Davos Pass 26th June with Robert; p.263 Davos Pass with Robert, June 26, [19]38; p.271, St Bernhard; p.285 Davos Pass
• pp.298-299, Chinese text; ‘wants yellow eye glasses, also a watch’ Wrote Mr (?) Meyer that before leaving Honolulu will wire “Leaving” Rock. He will then wire Miss Leburten(?) this message.

Diary of Joseph F.C. Rock dating to between 1923 and 1924.
The diary has been written in three parts:

• Notes on Yunnan 1923 (Feb 1923-Mar1923)
• Journey from Nguluko to Atuntze - Liutichiang, Dokerla - Tsarong, Peimashan, Tungchuling and return to Nguluko (Oct1923-Dec1923)
• J.F. Rock Agricultural Explorer, U.S. Dept of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Washington D.C. (Jan1924-Apr1924)
  Naxi vocabulary, p.28; diary also features other vocabularies, including Tibetan.

Diary of J.F. Rock Volume 5; Hsi-ning to Cho-ni, 1925-1926 entitled Diary Vol V of Joseph F. Rock, Director Arnold Arboretum Harvard Expedition, from Sining [Hsi-ning] to Choni [Cho-ni] via Shunhoa [Hsun-hua] Labrang; November 21st 1925 to April 22nd 1926
Includes New Year 1945-1946
Includes loose sheet of Chinese writing

Joseph Rock's diary covering the years 1921-1923.
The diary includes Includes:
• Dec. 30th 1921 to May 10th 1922 – Journey from Chiengmai to Li-kiang, NW Yun-nan [with 5 loose photographs];
• Ascent of Lichiang snow range up to little over 17000 feet elevation
• Ascent of Lichiang Snow Range to an altitude of 16000 feet, August 27th 1922
• Vegetation on Likiang snow range in September
• Journey from Ta-li to T’eng-Yueh, September 23rd 1922 to October 9th 1922
• Journey from T’eng-Yueh to Lung-ling, October 19th 1922 to Oct 25th 1922
• Journey from T’eng-Yueh to Sadon in Burma, November 7th to 22nd 1922
• Tengyueh to Hsuehshan-ting, November 25th [1922?]
• Journey from Tzu-ku to Champutong on the Salwin, October 21st to November 1st 1923
• Trip to Chantabum from Bangkok, November 28th