Title
Field notes and diary, Iowa, 1934 ( II of II)
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
1934-1936
Notes
The field notes and diary (2 of 2) document Bohumil Shimek's work and travel in Iowa, August 22, 1934 - September 11, 1936. Some entries are dated and include lists of destinations and distances, lists of plants observed, travel details, dated lists of expenses, shells collected, rough sketches relating to locations observed, fossils found, geological sections describing (layers, color, composition), and hand drawn maps. Notes describe a variety of terrain including plains, bluffs, river banks, and woods. Locations include the vicinity of Lyon County, Hawarden, Diamond Lake, and Gull Point, Iowa.
Subjects
Botany
,
Field notes
,
Geology
,
Gull Point
,
Hawarden
,
Iowa
,
Lyon
,
Maps
,
Paleontology
,
Sketches
,
United States
BHL Collections
Smithsonian Field Books collection
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.149594
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