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Diary of J.F.C. Rock
GB 235 JFR/1/1/3/1 · Item · 1923-1924
Part of The Joseph Rock Collection

Diary of Joseph F.C. Rock dating to between 1923 and 1924.
The diary has been written in three parts:

  • Notes on Yunnan 1923 (Feb 1923-Mar1923)
  • Journey from Nguluko to Atuntze - Liutichiang, Dokerla - Tsarong, Peimashan, Tungchuling and return to Nguluko (Oct1923-Dec1923)
  • J.F. Rock Agricultural Explorer, U.S. Dept of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Washington D.C. (Jan1924-Apr1924)
    Naxi vocabulary, p.28; diary also features other vocabularies, including Tibetan.
Rock, Joseph Francis Charles
GB 235 JFR/1/1/5/1 · Item · 1925
Part of The Joseph Rock Collection

Diary of J.F. Rock Volume 2; Ch’eng-tu to Choni, 1925
Diary is titled: "Szechuan to Kansu, Vol. II; Diary of Joseph F. Rock,
Director Harvard – Arnold Arboretum Expedition from
Chengtu to Choni, March 17th to May 23rd 1925."
The diary includes loose papers including list of Choni lamaseries in Chinese and lists and maps written on some of Rock’s Nakhi [Naxi] dictionary index cards

Rock, Joseph Francis Charles
GB 235 JFR/1/1/11/1 · Item · 1927
Part of The Joseph Rock Collection

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.

Rock, Joseph Francis Charles