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The Rock collection consists of correspondence, photographs, diaries and unpublished manuscripts.
Sin títuloDiary includes monograph on the Island of Palmyra and diary of “My trip around the World begun Honolulu, Sept 14 1913 on USA Transport Thomas”
Sin títuloJoseph 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
This is a transcript of Rock's diary covering 1921-1923 (JFR/1/1/2/1). It was made during Rock's time and he has annotated it extensively.
The transcript has ben divided into four folders for ease of storage.
Diary of Joseph F.C. Rock dating to between 1923 and 1924.
The diary has been written in three parts:
Transcript of Rock's diary, 1923-1924 (JFR/1/1/3/1) - the diary has been written in three parts; the transcript covers parts 2 and 3 (Journey from Nguluko to Atuntze - Liutichiang, Dokerla - Tsarong, Peimashan, Tungchuling and return to Nguluko (Oct1923-Dec1923) and J.F. Rock Agricultural Explorer, U.S. Dept of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Washington D.C. (Jan1924-Apr1924))
The transcript does not seem to have been annotated, but spaces have been left for him to do so.