Title
Field notes and diary, Iowa, Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, February-April 1936
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
1936
Notes
Field notes and diary document Bohumil Shimek's work in Iowa, Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, February 3 - April 3, 1936. Entries are dated and include destinations and distances, travel details (times of day, mode of travel, destinations, accommodations), work activities, weather, lists of mollusk shells observed, and dated lists of expenses. A portion describes a trip to Gulf of Mexico, additionally describing observations of shale and oil producing regions, flora and fauna observed (including birds), plant specimens (moss, slime mold), photographs taken, descriptions of communities visited, and sketches and geological sections of terrain. Locations and routes are identified with a combination of counties, towns, streets, and landmarks. Includes loose inserts of notes.
Subjects
Field notes
,
Geology
,
Iowa
,
Louisiana
,
Mississippi
,
Missouri
,
Mollusks
,
Paleontology
,
Sketches
,
Tennessee
,
Texas
,
United States
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.149006
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