Diary 1971

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Abstract

The diary documents Roman Kenk's daily activities and field work during 1971. The book is preprinted with date, and entries describe daily activities: office work, specimen identification, meetings with colleagues, collections studied, maintaining live samples, and field work. Locality of studied collections are often indicated, and are from across the country. Field work details describe routes taken including roads, geological landmarks (bodies of water), and towns; water properties (pH, temperature, appearance including clarity); presence of planarians; and expenses. Locations include the vicinity of Abingdon, Washington county, Scott county, Virginia.

Date Range

1971

Start Date

Jan 01, 1971

End Date

Dec 31, 1971

Access Information

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Topic

  • Invertebrates
  • Planariidae

Place

  • United States
  • Abingdon
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • Scott

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Diary

Accession #

SIA RU007383

Collection name

Roman Kenk Papers, circa 1921-1987

Physical Description

1 Diary

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 3 Folder 80