Title
Field notes and diary, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, 1918, 1919
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
1918-1919
Notes
The field notes and diary document Bohumil Shimek's work in Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, December 21 - 23, 1918; March 7 - October 14, 1919. Entries are dated and describe weather; dredging and specimen collecting; notes about meetings; lists of expenses; terrain and plants along side railroad lines; cuts in terrain (numbered); geological sections; and list of building repairs. Terrain describes color, composition, appearance, and layers. Includes a hand drawn map in notes. Locations include Mason City, Clarion, Iowa, 1918; Homestead (state not identified), Okoboji, and Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Subjects
Botany
,
Clarion
,
Council Bluffs
,
Field notes
,
Geology
,
Iowa
,
Maps
,
Mason City
,
Okoboji
,
United States
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.147317
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