Field notes and diary, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, 1912, 1913, 1920
date: label: Date Range
content: 1912-1920
label: Start Date
content: 19120817
label: End Date
content: 19201202
notes: label: Abstract
content: The field notes and diary document Bohumil Shimek's work in Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, August 17 - December 2, 1912; June 21 - 23, 1913; October 12 - 17, 1920. Entries are dated and often with location, travel details, weather, photographs taken, plant specimens collected, preparing slime mold and fungi specimens, lists of plants at locations, daily activities, individuals with whom worked, collecting in inland bodies of water, descriptions and geological sections of terrain including cuts into terrain (numbered), social interactions, lists of expenses. Some pages were tabbed, and some notes are crossed out. Locations are listed on the cover chronologically. Locations include Cedar Lake, Rice Lake, Storm Lake, Chariton, Indianola, Keokuk, Montrose, Irish Woods, Homestead, Clarkson, Weston, (no state specified); Forest City, Okoboji, Ocheyedan, Cherokee, Sac City, Lake View, Harlan, Council Bluffs, Muscantine, Amana, Floyd county, Sioux City, Iowa; Schuyler, Dodge, Wahoo, Valparaiso, Nebraska; and St. Louis, Missouri.
place: label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Iowa
label: Place
content: Forest City
label: Place
content: Okoboji
label: Place
content: Ocheyedan
label: Place
content: Cherokee
label: Place
content: Sac City
label: Place
content: Muscatine
label: Place
content: Amana
label: Place
content: Floyd
label: Place
content: Sioux City
label: Place
content: Nebraska
label: Place
content: Valparaiso
label: Place
content: Missouri
label: Place
content: Saint Louis
topic: label: Topic
content: Botany
label: Topic
content: Geology
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Bohumil Shimek Papers, 1878-1936
label: See more records associated with this person
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
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 2 Folder 25