Diary, European trip, 1914 (2 of 2)
date: label: Date Range
content: 1914
label: Start Date
content: 19140723
label: End Date
content: 19140906
notes: label: Abstract
content: The diary (2 of 2) documents Bohumil Shimek's work in Austria-Hungary and Germany, July 23 - September 6, 1914 (2 books). Some entries switch back and forth between English and Czech. Pages are numbered. Entries are dated and describe a wide range of topics. Entries cover weather; local sights visited; institutes, universities and gardens seen; terrain observed especially along river banks; notes on plants observed; photographs taken; maps of buildings of institutions visited; terrain of ridges surrounding Kaiserstuhl (layers, composition, color, appearance, presence of fossils, shells). They also discuss current events: increased military presence battle at site of church, issues with local police, stories are local inhabitants effected by the beginning of World War I, and challenges of travel home. Locations include the vicinity of Rhine River; Mainz, Kaiserstuhl, Germany; Prague.
place: label: Place
content: Europe
label: Place
content: Rhine
label: Place
content: Germany
label: Place
content: Kaiserstuhl
label: Place
content: Rhine
label: Place
content: Mainz
label: Place
content: Austria-Hungary
topic: label: Topic
content: Geology
label: Topic
content: Botany
label: Topic
content: Paleontology
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Bohumil Shimek Papers, 1878-1936
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content: Shimek, Bohumil, 1861-1937
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007082
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Maps
label: Object Type
content: Diary
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: Bohumil Shimek Papers, 1878-1936
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 3 Folder 4