Field notes and diary, Lake Okoboji, Iowa, 1912

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Abstract

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.

Date Range

1912

Start Date

May 16, 1912

End Date

Aug 16, 1912

Access Information

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Topic

  • Animals
  • Geology
  • Mollusks
  • Plants
  • Botany

Place

  • Iowa
  • United States
  • South Dakota
  • Okoboji Lake

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Maps

Accession #

SIA RU007082

Collection name

Bohumil Shimek Papers, 1878-1936

Physical Description

1 field book

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 2 Folder 24