Details - Gonzalez, Jenaro, Field notes, July 1943-August 1945, Typed copy, in Spanish

Gonzalez, Jenaro, Field notes, July 1943-August 1945, Typed copy, in Spanish

Title

Gonzalez, Jenaro, Field notes, July 1943-August 1945, Typed copy, in Spanish

Related Titles

Contained In: William F. Foshag Collection, 1923-1965 and undated

Series: SIA RU007281

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Foshag, (William Frederick), 1894-1956
González Reyna, Jenaro 1905-

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1943-1945

Notes

The notebook documents Jenaro Gonzalez Reyna 's field work with William Forshag on multiple trips to Paricutin Volcano in Mexico, July 1943-August 1945. It is a typed copy, in Spanish, and is a compilation of field notes and observations, each including a title page. Pages are numbered, and entries are dated. Entries describe daily activities; ongoing eruptions; details of odors, clouds and bombs emanating from the volcano; changes in the terrain and cone; details about Zapicho vent; nearby community of San Juan; and references to photographs. Some entries are headed with subjects. Toward the back is a history of the volcano and prior to the volcano's activity. This sections includes details about the towns and some individuals, with names. Includes illustrations.