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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 J.F. Rock Volume 4; Lan-Chou to Kokonor Babo, 1925
The diary is entitled “Kansu Province, Diary Vol. IV of Joseph F. Rock Director Harvard Arnold Arboretum Asiatic Expedition from August 31st in part to November 16th 1925. From Hsiangtang to Kokonor Babo and return to Sining.
Includes sheet of Chinese writing on Chinese paper and loose notes, including lists [of plants? Photographs?]

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

Diary of Joseph F.C. Rock Volume 7; Cho-ni to Wantsang 1926-1927 entitled Diary Vol.VII, Joseph F. Rock, Director Arnold Arboretum Harvard Expedition to West China and Tibet from August 24th 1926 to February 28th 1927.
Includes loose notes, pressed flower and Tibetan script

Diary of Joseph F.C. Rock Volume 8, Cho-ni to Sung-pan, 1927 entitled Diary of Joseph F.C Rock, Director Arnold Arboretum Expedition, Vol. VIII, Journey from Choni via Tebbu country to Chungking, March 9th to April 18th [22nd], 1927.
Includes Sept. 14, Oct. 11 1952; Feb. 24-26 1954, New Year 1956-1957 and Aug. 31 1951.
Diary includes Chinese maps and ink sketches of Hawaiian landscapes.
Contains loose map of Minchow ['new country'] dated to 18 Dec. 1925 (with the compliments of J, McGillivray), pressed flowers and notes.