Building inspection trip, Iowa; field notes, Illinois, Indiana, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1921

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

1916-1921

Notes

The notebook and loose papers, including 5 maps, document Bohumil Shimek's work during a building inspection trip of Iowa, and field notes for, Illinois, Indiana, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1921. Field notes covered collecting in Royal, Urbana, Keithsburg, Illinois; Dune Park, Indiana; and August 27 - September 1, 1920. Entries list plants (with type of terrain and a range of destinations noted) seen along the railroad; weather; photographs taken (numbered with descriptions); notes on observed tree groves; descriptions wetlands; and observations on October 23 1920 to Linder's (state not identified). Includes a chronological list of expenses. Some notes are crossed out. Among loose papers are 5 maps, and tables of plants in near Royal, Illinois, recording type, and counts in categories of woods, open, west, and railroad.

Subjects

Botany , Field notes , Illinois , Indiana , Keithsburg , Maps , Royal , United States , Urbana

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.147937