Title
Field notes and diary, Natchez, Mississippi, 1898
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
Notes
Field notes and diary document Bohumil Shimek's work in Natchez, Mississippi, 1898. Pages are numbered; some entries are dated ands are journal style. Begins with a list of dates, method of travel (rail), and destinations, with some information about surrounding vegetation. Entries become more detailed and discuss observations of local environment and communities, observed relations between African Americans and whites, interactions with local inhabitants, terrain, types of trees observed, weather, daily activities, specimen collecting, and specimen preparation. Much of the second half of the diary is crossed out, and noted to have been copied. Most of this material are descriptions of terrain and vegetation with measurements and references to local landmarks.
Subjects
Botany
,
Field notes
,
Mississippi
,
Natchez
,
United States
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.149562
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