Field notes and diary, Lake Okoboji, Iowa, 1912

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

1912

Notes

The field notes and diary document Bohumil Shimek's work in Lake Okoboji, Iowa, May 16 - August 16, 1912. Entries are dated, and include lists of plants headed by location and type of terrain (sometimes date), weather, travel details, plant specimens collected, daily activities, academic work, descriptions of terrain (color, composition, measurements, appearance), and dredging and mollusks found (numbered). Some entries are crossed out. Includes hand drawn maps.

Subjects

Botany , Field notes , Geology , Iowa , Maps , Mollusks , Okoboji Lake , South Dakota , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.156185