Title
Field notes, and lists of specimens
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
1898-1936
Notes
Field notes and and lists of specimens document Bohumil Shimek's work in Mississippi and Illinois, c. 1898 - 1936 (materials are not dated with a year, listing July 5). Pages are numbered. Entries covering Freeport, Illinois are dated and headed with location, travel details (destination, times of day, mode of travel), weather, description of terrain, presence of shells, and presence of loess. Terrain types include the alluvial plain. There is a hand drawn map of Freeport area. Much of the center of the note book is blank. The list of specimens is for **** Natchez and Vicksburg, Mississippi, and details type, terrain where found, location information and number. Includes loose inserts.
Subjects
Field notes
,
Freeport
,
Geology
,
Illinois
,
Maps
,
Mississippi
,
Natchez
,
Paleontology
,
United States
,
Vicksburg
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.148597
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