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Diary of J.F. Rock Volume 2; Ch’eng-tu to Choni, 1925 Arnold Arboretum Expedition from Chengtu to Choni, March 17th to May 23rd 1925. The transcript was prepared for Rock but is not annotated, although space has been left for Rock to add annotations and Chinese script.
Diary of J.F.C. Rock,1925 entitled “Volume III, Diary of Joseph F. Rock, Director Arnold Arboretum Harvard University Central Asiatic Expedition from May 26th to August 31st 1925 inclusive. Locations travelled between include, Cho-ni to T’ie-Pu and Lan-Chou. Includes loose sheets of notes.
Diary of Joseph F.C. Rock Volume 6; Cho-ni to Radja [Ra-gya] and Jupar [Gyu-par], 1926 entitled ‘Diary of Joseph F. Rock, Director Arnold Arboretum Harvard Expedition, Vol. VI. Journey from Choni to Labrang and west to the Yellow River at Radja and beyond to the Amnyi Machen from April 23rd to August 20th 1926’ [see also Volume 20 - there are similar dates here] Includes Rock’s hand drawn maps of the area and loose note
Joseph F.C. Rock’s annotated transcript of his diary volume 6, 1926: Cho-ni to Radja [Ra-gya] and Jupar [Gyu-par]. Journey from Cho-ni to Labrang and west to the Yellow River at Radja and beyond to the Amnye-Machhen. Director Arnold Arboretum, Harvard Expedition from April 23, 1926 to August 20, 1926, Volume 6 [VI]
Partial transcript of Joseph F.C. Rock’s diary volume 11 [12 on spine], pp.190-298 The transcript is unannotated, but spaces have been left for Rock to make additions.
Diary of Joseph F.C. Rock Volume 9 [10 on spine]; Yunnanfu to Mu-li, Konka-ling, 1927-1928 entitled Diary of Joseph F. Rock, Director National Geographic Society Expedition, Volume VIIII, IX, from Dec. 31st 1927 to June 17th 1928. Contains loose notes/indices.
Diary of Joseph F.C. Rock Volume 10 [11 on spine]; Konka-ling to Li-chiang, 1928 entitled 'My journey to Mt Konka (Konkaling) from Muli, S.W. Szechuan. Diary of Joseph F. Rock, Sunday June 18th 1928 to October 24th 1928. Vol.X.'