Field notes and diary, Iowa, 1913, 1914, 1915

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

1913-1915

Notes

The field notes and diary document Bohumil Shimek's work in Iowa, October 3, 1913 - December 20, 1914; June 7 - August 20, 1915. Pages are numbered and some are tabbed. Entries describe travel details, plants observed, weather,photographs taken (numbered and with description), and collected (live) shells. There are descriptions of oaks and oak groves; these are numbered and include descriptions of individual parts (bark) and location. Terrain described is along railroads and banks of inland bodies of water. Entries are describe revisiting locations, and noting changes to terrain like timber removal. Some notes are crossed out. Includes hand drawn maps. Locations include the vicinity of Decorah, Eldon, Unionville, Keokuk, Swisher, Lake Mills, Mason City, City Park, Homestead, Winterset, Quincy, Confals, Vinton, Earlham, and Iowa City, Iowa.

Subjects

Botany , Decorah , Eldon , Field notes , Geology , Harper , Homestead , Iowa , Keokuk , Lake Mills , Maps , Mason City , Quincy , Swisher , Unionville , United States , Winterset

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.148976