Field notes and diary, Iowa, August-September 1906

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

1906

Notes

The field notes and diary document Bohumil Shimek's work in Iowa, August 29 - September 3, 1906. Pages are numbered. Entries are dated and often headed with location. Entries describe observations of cuts into the terrain made during the construction of a railroad line as well as along rivers. Descriptions include estimated measurements, layers, composition, fossils, color, appearances, soil drifts, trees seen and where, and notes on photographs taken. Includes sketches, labeled geological sections, hand drawn maps, and list of expenses. Some notes have been crossed out. Locations include the vicinity of Glenwood, Balfour, Malvern, Red Oak, and Hamburg, Iowa.

Subjects

Balfour , Botany , Field notes , Geology , Glenwood , Hamburg , Iowa , Malvern , Maps , Paleontology , Red oak , Sketches , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.155827