Field notes and diary, New Mexico, Arizona, California, August-September 1905

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

1905

Notes

The field notes and diary document Bohumil Shimek's work in New Mexico, Arizona, California, August - September, 1905. Entries are dated, and describe travel activities with time of day; terrain observed (colors, appearance, characteristics); plants (sometimes types listed) and shells observed and collected; description and composition of forests observed including types of trees; crossing the Colorado river at Yuma, Arizona; and interactions with colleagues.Includes list of box contents, including photograph descriptions, unidentified notes, and lists of expenses. Some are crossed out. Locations include the vicinity of Cloudcroft, New Mexico; Yuma, Arizona; and Los Angeles California.

Subjects

Arizona , Botany , California , Cloudcroft , Field notes , Geology , Los Angeles , New Mexico , Paleontology , United States , Yuma

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.155805