Title
Field notes and diary, Iowa, 1913, 1914, 1915
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
1913-1915
Notes
The field notes and diary document Bohumil Shimek's work in Iowa, October 3, 1913 - December 20, 1914; June 7 - August 20, 1915. Pages are numbered and some are tabbed. Entries describe travel details, plants observed, weather,photographs taken (numbered and with description), and collected (live) shells. There are descriptions of oaks and oak groves; these are numbered and include descriptions of individual parts (bark) and location. Terrain described is along railroads and banks of inland bodies of water. Entries are describe revisiting locations, and noting changes to terrain like timber removal. Some notes are crossed out. Includes hand drawn maps. Locations include the vicinity of Decorah, Eldon, Unionville, Keokuk, Swisher, Lake Mills, Mason City, City Park, Homestead, Winterset, Quincy, Confals, Vinton, Earlham, and Iowa City, Iowa.
Subjects
Botany
,
Decorah
,
Eldon
,
Field notes
,
Geology
,
Harper
,
Homestead
,
Iowa
,
Keokuk
,
Lake Mills
,
Maps
,
Mason City
,
Quincy
,
Swisher
,
Unionville
,
United States
,
Winterset
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.148976
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