Foshag, William F, Field notes, May 21-August 1943, Typed copy

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

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1943

Notes

The two sets of typed notes document William Foshag's fieldwork May 21 - August 1943, in Mexico at Paricutin Volcano. Entries are dated, and pages are numbered. Entries are detailed narratives describing aspects of the volcano, such as the flow of lava (smell, formation, and appearance); details and changes of the orilla, craters, and cone; area terrain; and effect on the village of Paricutin. Other subject matter includes weather; details about campsites and travel around the cone of the volcano for further observations; and ongoing eruptions. Both types notes describe Paricutin, though the second also discusses vegetation and wildlife of the area, and daily entries are often sub-headed with time of day and event or observation.

Subjects

Field notes , Geology , Mexico , Paricutín , Volcanological research , Volcanos

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.132687