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David Fairchild Journal, 1896-1897

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Journal from collecting trip to Java, June 17, 1896 to January 7, 1897.

Collection ID:: SIA.FARU7286
Creators:: Fairchild, David, 1869-1954
Dates:: 1896-1897
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

This journal was kept by Fairchild on a collecting trip to Java, 1896-1897. It includes descriptions of specimens, some loose notes on termites, and a small number of photographs of unidentified plants.

Historical Note

David Grandison Fairchild (1876-1954) was a botanist concerned with the search for valuable seeds and plants for introduction into the United States. He was appointed Pathologist at the United States Department of Agriculture in 1892. He eventually became head of the Section of Seed and Plant Introduction.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7286, David Fairchild Journal

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Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Fairchild, David, 1869-1954	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Department of Agriculture	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Botany	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Entomology	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Termites	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Java (Indonesia)	Place	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Field notes	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
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