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Photographs and Biographical Information

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sova.sia.faru7323
Topic
Entomologists
Entomology
Biography
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Photographs and Biographical Information
Historical Note
The Systematic Entomology Laboratory (SEL), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is responsible for the identification of insect specimens. Its work provides basic support for biological control projects, environmental studies, and research activities of federal and state agencies and other organizations. SEL scientists are also active in research focused upon insect groups of economic importance to American agriculture. SEL maintains offices at the National Museum of Natural History and at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland. Taxonomic work in entomology at the USDA was given separate status in 1925 with the creation of the Division of Taxonomic Investigation. Sievert Allen Rohwer was placed in charge of the division. During its nearly sixty year history, the section responsible for entomological taxonomy at the USDA has undergone numerous administrative reorganizations and name changes. Over most of these years it has had four titles: Division of Taxonomic Investigation, 1925-1934; Division of Insect Identification, 1934-1952; Insect Identification and Parasite Introduction Research Branch, 1959-1972; and Systematic Entomology Laboratory, 1972- . USDA entomologists in charge of taxonomic work have included Rohwer, 1925-1927; Harold Morrison, 1927-1935; Carl Frederick William Muesebeck, 1935-1954; Paul Wilson Oman, 1954-1960; William Henry Anderson, 1960-1966; Reece I. Sailer, 1967-1972; and Richard H. Foote, 1972-1976.
Extent
9.19 cu. ft. (17 document boxes) (1 16x20 box)
Date
1797-1988 and undated
Archival Repository
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Identifier
Record Unit 7323
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Black-and-white photographs
Clippings
Manuscripts
Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7323, Photographs and Biographical Information
Genre/Form
Black-and-white photographs
Clippings
Manuscripts
Descriptive Entry
This collection was created by combining two separate accessions of biographical information on and photographs of entomologists. Series 1 consists mostly of biographical materials on dipterists (entomologists who specialize in the study of flies) but also includes information about other entomologists and scientists in general. The material, which dates between 1797 and 1988, includes obituaries, magazine and newspaper articles, correspondence, bibliographies, photographs, handwriting samples, book reviews, and biographical sketches. Especially rich are the files on William H. Ashmead, Walther Horn, S. Dillon Ripley, and Alan Stone. Information on a number of entomological societies such as the Cambridge Entomological Club, the Entomological Society of America, and the Royal Entomological Society of London is also included. The series also includes a small number of group photographs and one folder of handwriting samples. The handwriting samples and other correspondence were assembled by Curtis W. Sabrosky and later culled from his papers as well as the papers of John M. Aldrich, Axel L. Melander, and Alan Stone. Series 2 consists primarily of photographs of entomologists taken between 1873 and 1950. The photographs were for the most part collected by Eugene Amandus Schwarz and Herbert Spencer Barber, United States Department of Agriculture entomologists associated with the United States National Museum. Included are formal portraits, casual shots, photographs taken during field work, and group photographs. The series also contains photographs of field work sites from around the world, and a few postcards.
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Record Unit 7323
SIA
Record ID
ebl-1562163022961-1562163026103-0

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  • Folder 41 Malloch, John R. (1875-1963). Includes correspondence with F. M. Webster, 1914; obituaries, 1963; correspondence between Curtis W. Sabrosky and Malloch's grandchildren, 1976 and undated; and photographs, 1934, 1945 and undated.

  • Folder 38 Mail, G. Allen (?-?). Correspondence with David G. Hall, 1941.

  • Folder 1 Lavigne, Robert (?-?). Correspondence with Curtis W. Sabrosky, 1960.

  • Folder 47 Martini, Erich Christian Vilhelm (1880-?). Correspondence with Curtis W. Sabrosky, 1936-1937.

  • Folder 53 McClintock, Barbara (1902- ). Articles on her career in genetics and her winning of the Nobel Prize, 1983-1984.

  • Folder 34 Lytle, Charles F. (?-?). Correspondence with Curtis W. Sabrosky, 1959.

  • Folder 52 McAtee, Waldo Lee (1883-1962). Includes an obituary and a biographical sketch, 1963.

  • Folder 29 Lundblad, O. (?-?). Correspondence with Curtis W. Sabrosky, 1937.

  • Folder 40 Mallis, Arnold (?-?). Correspondence with Curtis W. Sabrosky, 1960.

  • Folder 20 Loomis, Frederick B. (1896-1976). Obituary, 1977.

  • Folder 51 Mayer, Helmut (1920-1954). Obituary, 1955.

  • Folder 9 Levi, Herbert Walter (1921-?). Correspondence with Willis W. Wirth, 1960.

  • Folder 46 Martin, Charles Herbert (1901-?). Correspondence with Curtis W. Sabrosky, 1946.

  • Folder 13 Lindroth, Karl Hildebrand (1905-?). Biographical data, undated.

  • Folder 48 Matheson, Robert (1881-1958). Includes correspondence with Curtis W. Sabrosky, 1936 and 1952, and David G. Hall, 1941; and an obituary, 1959.

  • Folder 2 Lawson, Charles (?-?). Article on his influence on Darwin, undated.

  • Folder 5 Lee, Robert D. (?-?). Correspondence with Curtis W. Sabrosky, 1954.

  • Folder 17 List, George M. (?-?). Correspondence with Curtis W. Sabrosky, 1939.

  • Folder 21 Lopez, H. de Souza (?-?). Bibliography, in Spanish, 1946.

  • Folder 16 Liponsky, Louis J. (?-?). Correspondence with Curtis W. Sabrosky, 1938.

  • Folder 3 Lawson, Francis R. (?-?). Announcement of retirement, 1971.

  • Folder 18 Lochead, William (1864-1927). Obituaries, 1927-1966.

  • Folder 19 Lokem, Astrid (?-?). Signed Christmas card, 1975.

  • Folder 44 Mann, William M. (1886-1960). Includes his 1957 article, "The Wild Animals in My Life"; a handwriting sample, 1924; and an obituary, 1961. See Series 2 for other photographs.


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