Foshag, William F Field notes, January 16-October 27, 1945

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

1943-1949

Notes

The notebook describes work completed by William Foshag at Paricutin and Mesa de los Hornitos in Mexico, September 16, 1943 - October 27, 1945. Pages are numbered, entries are dated. Foshag highlights subjects in some entries by listing descriptive terms in the left hand margin, including shocks, arches, minerals, craters, and cone. Subject matter includes daily activities; ongoing eruptions and changes to the volcano; emanating gases, clouds, and material (i.e. bombs and ash clouds); weather; photographs and movies taken; specific volcanic flows; and detailed descriptions of samples. Includes some sketches and cross sections of emanations from Paricutin, a copy of text from a letter from John M. Barb, and a note on a movie by Bridge of Paricutin, dated November 14, 1949.

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.132814