Field notes and diary, Iowa, 1913, 1915, 1920, 1922

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

1913-1926

Notes

The field notes and diary document Bohumil Shimek's work in Iowa, April 12 - 18, 1913; October 8, 1915; April 22-23, 1916; June 25 - July 6, 1920; August 25 - September 18, 1922; November 7-20, 1926. The entries are dated and describe destinations, travel details, times of day, terrain observed along railroad lines, accommodations, weather, daily activities, list of plants at locations (sited with local landmarks), geological sections, meetings with colleagues, and chronological lists of expenses. There are hand drawn maps. A quarter of the notebook is blank. Locations include the vicinity of Iowa City, Confalls [Confals], Bayfield, Earlville, Homestead, Muscatine Island, and Mason City, Iowa.

Subjects

Bayfield , Botany , Earlville , Field notes , Geology , Homestead , Iowa , Iowa City , Maps , Mason City , Muscatine Island , United States

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.147924