Title
Field notes and diary, Iowa, 1916, 1917
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
1916-1919
Notes
The field notes and diary document Bohumil Shimek's work in Iowa and Nebraska, July 31 - August 31, October 31, 1916; May 5, June 1, August 26 -28, November 16-17, 1917; May 12 - 19, July 1-16, September 23, 1919. Entries are not in chronological order. Pages are tabbed. Entries are dated, and describe weather, terrain observed, plants collected and prepared, photographs taken (numbered, with descriptions), map of plant locations; lists of plants; results of lake dredging (diatoms), oak groves (numbered) near Bayfield, and lists of expenses per trip. Some lists of plants are headed with type of terrain and location. Terrain includes wetlands, prairie, sand, and dunes. Some notes are crossed out, and pages have been removed. Includes loose inserts. Locations include Lake Okoboji, Spirit Lake, Lyon county, Muscatine county, Dune Park, 1916; Iowa City, Hamburg, Iowa; Crete and Blair, Nebraska, 1917.
Subjects
Blair
,
Botany
,
Crete
,
Field notes
,
Geology
,
Hamburg
,
Iowa
,
Iowa City
,
Lyon
,
Maps
,
Muscatine
,
Nebraska
,
Okoboji Lake
,
Spirit Lake
,
United States
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.147925
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