Diary, European trip, 1914 (1 of 2)
date: label: Date Range
content: 1914
label: Start Date
content: 19140612
label: End Date
content: 19140722
notes: label: Abstract
content: The diary (1 of 2) documents Bohumil Shimek's work during a trip to Europe, primarily Austria-Hungary, covering June 12 -July 22, 1914. Entries are dated. The first portion is primarily in Czech; subsequent entries are mostly in English. Entries include lists of personal purchases, contacts and their information, botanical field work with colleagues (Dr. von Degen) on islands of the Danube in Budapest, Hungary; lists of plants observed; terrain seen (sand dunes, salt steppes, loess), photographs taken (numbered with descriptions), observations about local customs and inhabitants; terrain (layers, color, composition, appearance); hand drawn maps; geological sections; shells collected; notes about traveling partners; interactions with local inhabitants; a discussion of local business including breweries; family genealogical notes from local records; and visits to institutes, museums, and gardens. Field work locations include Hungary (Soroksar in Budapest) and along the Danube.
place: label: Place
content: Europe
label: Place
content: Hungary
label: Place
content: Soroksár
label: Place
content: Danube River
label: Place
content: Plzeň
label: Place
content: Czech Republic
label: Place
content: Bohemia
label: Place
content: Austria-Hungary
topic: label: Topic
content: Botany
label: Topic
content: Geology
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