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Hahn William Capps Papers

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

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Object Details

sova.sia.faru7399
Topic
Entomology
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Hahn William Capps Papers
Historical Note
Hahn William Capps (1903- ), an entomologist, received his B.S. degree from the University of Kansas in 1929. Capps joined the staff of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1930 when he was appointed Plant Quarantine Inspector with the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. He was made Assistant Entomologist in 1938, and Entomologist in 1940, a position he held until his retirement in 1964. Capps specialized in the study of Lepidoptera in both their larval and adult stages.
Extent
1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
Date
1939-1964
Archival Repository
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Identifier
Record Unit 7399
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Newsletters
Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7399, Hahn William Capps Papers
Genre/Form
Manuscripts
Newsletters
Introduction
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
Descriptive Entry
The papers of Hahn William Capps document his career with the USDA and his research on Lepidoptera. They include incoming and outgoing correspondence concerning the identification of specimens, publication of papers, and professional activities; notes, lists, manuscripts, and bibliographical references from his research; newsletters of The Lepidopterist's Society, 1959-1964; and annual reports which he submitted to the USDA, 1939-1952.
SIA.FARU7399
https://sova.si.edu/record/SIA.FARU7399
Record Unit 7399
SIA
Record ID
ebl-1503511111553-1503511111556-0

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  • Aegeriidae

  • Gelechioidea: General Notes

  • Lepidopterous Larval Notes on Mixed Series in Collection

  • Zygaenidae

  • Blastobasidae

  • Stenomidae

  • Hepialidae

  • Larval Descriptions and Food Plants (various authors)

  • Annual Reports, 1939-1982

  • Sphingidae

  • Gelechiidae

  • Lists

  • Carposinidae

  • Phaloniidae

  • Glyphipterygidae

  • Lists

  • Olethreutidae

  • Xyloryctidae

  • Eggs

  • Oecophoridae

  • McDunnough, J. (2 folders)


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