Deforestation -- China

Overview: This small collection consists of copies of letters written by Frank Meyer, two field notebooks, and photographs and negatives. Born in Amsterdam, Meyer was a restless man who travelled and lived around the world, especially in America and East Asia. Much of Meyer’s collecting and work in Asia focused on fruit trees and edible plants. The materials in this collection primarily document Meyer’s research and travel in Asia between 1906 and 1914, though there are some biographical materials, as...