Title
Building inspection trip, Iowa; field notes, Illinois, Indiana, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1921
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
1916-1921
Notes
The notebook and loose papers, including 5 maps, document Bohumil Shimek's work during a building inspection trip of Iowa, and field notes for, Illinois, Indiana, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1921. Field notes covered collecting in Royal, Urbana, Keithsburg, Illinois; Dune Park, Indiana; and August 27 - September 1, 1920. Entries list plants (with type of terrain and a range of destinations noted) seen along the railroad; weather; photographs taken (numbered with descriptions); notes on observed tree groves; descriptions wetlands; and observations on October 23 1920 to Linder's (state not identified). Includes a chronological list of expenses. Some notes are crossed out. Among loose papers are 5 maps, and tables of plants in near Royal, Illinois, recording type, and counts in categories of woods, open, west, and railroad.
Subjects
Botany
,
Field notes
,
Illinois
,
Indiana
,
Keithsburg
,
Maps
,
Royal
,
United States
,
Urbana
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.147937
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