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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.

Volume 1 of a series of diaries written by Joseph Rock in China.
Volume 1 covers Yunnanfu [Kunming] to Cheng-tu between December 1924 and March 1925.

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.'

Diary of Joseph F.C. Rock Volume 11 [12 on spine]; Li-chiang to K’u-lu and Yung-ning, 1928-1929, entitled ‘Diary of Joseph F. Rock Volume XI, Journey from Nguluko – Likiang to Tatsienlu from November 8th 1928 to February 9th 1929.’
There is a hand drawn map on one of the pages.

Diary of Joseph F.C. Rock Volume 12 [13 on spine]; Yung-ning to Ta-tsien-lu [Kanding], 1929 entitled 'Diary of Joseph F. Rock, Volume XII, from February 13th 1929 to June 3rd 1929.
Contains loose notes and maps.

Diary of Joseph F.C. Rock Volume 13 [14 on spine]; Minya Konka to K’u-lu and Yung-ning, 1929 entitled 'Diary of Joseph F. Rock, from June 5th 1929 to August 31st 1929, Volume XIII [scored out] XIV'.
Some of the pages contain hand drawn maps.