Field notes and diary, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, 1918, 1919

Related Titles

Contained In: Bohumil Shimek Papers, 1878-1936

Series: SIA RU007082

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

By

Shimek, Bohumil, 1861-1937

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1918-1919

Notes

The field notes and diary document Bohumil Shimek's work in Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, December 21 - 23, 1918; March 7 - October 14, 1919. Entries are dated and describe weather; dredging and specimen collecting; notes about meetings; lists of expenses; terrain and plants along side railroad lines; cuts in terrain (numbered); geological sections; and list of building repairs. Terrain describes color, composition, appearance, and layers. Includes a hand drawn map in notes. Locations include Mason City, Clarion, Iowa, 1918; Homestead (state not identified), Okoboji, and Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Subjects

Botany , Clarion , Council Bluffs , Field notes , Geology , Iowa , Maps , Mason City , Okoboji , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.147317