Title
Field notes and diary, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ontario, New York, Washington, DC, 1913, 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, Washington, DC, June 28 - July 12, 1913; Homestead, Iowa, October 3, 1914; Dill Hill, (state unknown), November 3, 1914; Wisconsin, New York, Ontario, April 16 - October 22, 1915. Entries are dated and pages are tabbed. Entries describe travel details, times of day, weather, observations of woods, lists of trees and other plants observed, plant specimens collected, terrain along railroads, photographs taken with descriptions, and lists of expenses. Several lists of plants are headed with date, location, and terrain type. Includes hand drawn maps. Includes details about a trip to New York City and Washington DC to present a paper, study museum collections of mollusks, and meet with colleagues; met with Bartsch in Washington, DC. Locations including the vicinity of Toronto, Canada; Homestead, Earlville, Adams, Swisher, Spirit Lake, Iowa; Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Subjects
Adams
,
Botany
,
Canada
,
Earlville
,
Field notes
,
Geology
,
Iowa
,
Maps
,
Mollusks
,
Ontario
,
Spirit Lake
,
Swisher
,
Toronto
,
United States
,
Wisconsin
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.147316
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