GB 235 JFR/1/1/24
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Item
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1938-1940
Part of The Joseph Rock Collection
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.