Field notes and diary, Iowa, September-November 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

1921

Notes

The field notes and diary document Bohumil Shimek's work and travel in Iowa, September 20 - November 8, 1921. Entries are dated, and first set describe terrain and vegetation per for each numbered turn of drive per county including distances, and measurements; geological sections with notes on layers, measurements, compositions, color, and appearance; cuts (numbered) along terrain of railroad; lists of plants; and dated lists of expenses. Notes detail observations of specified types of terrain, including drifts, fields, loess, hills. Locations include the vicinity of Audubon, Guthrie, and Shelby county, Iowa.

Subjects

Audubon , Botany , Field notes , Geology , Guthrie , Iowa , Shelby , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.147942