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Harry Hoogstraal Papers, Circa 1940-1986 Harry Hoogstraal Papers, circa 1940-1986 Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives Smithsonian Institution Archives Washington, D.C. Contact us at [email protected] Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Historical Note.................................................................................................................. 1 Descriptive Entry.............................................................................................................. 1 Names and Subjects ...................................................................................................... 2 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 3 Harry Hoogstraal Papers https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217607 Collection Overview Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C., [email protected] Title: Harry Hoogstraal Papers Identifier: Record Unit 7454 Date: circa 1940-1986 Extent: 113.74 cu. ft. (98 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (22 16x20 boxes) (2 oversize folders) Creator:: Hoogstraal, Harry, 1917-1986 Language: English Administrative Information Prefered Citation Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7454, Harry Hoogstraal Papers Historical Note Harry Hoogstraal (1917-1986) was an internationally renowned medical zoologist, entomologist, and specialist on ticks and tick-borne diseases. He received degrees from the University of Illinois (B.A., 1938 and M.S., 1942) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (Ph.D., 1959 and D.Sc., 1971). After service in the United States Army during World War II, Hoogstraal was appointed Head of the Medical Zoology Department, Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3 (NAMRU-3), Cairo, Egypt. He held his post with NAMRU-3 from 1949 until his death. Hoogstraal participated on several scientific expeditions, mostly between the years 1938 and 1949. Field work was conducted in Mexico, New Guinea, the Philippines, and Africa. His research produced over 500 publications, an eight volume bibliography of ticks and tick-borne diseases, and over 1,750 translated books and research articles, primarily from Russian. Hoogstraal amassed a large collection of ticks which was acquired by the National Museum of Natural History. He was active within the profession of medical zoology and served as President of the American Society of Parasitologists, 1984, and President- Elect of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1986. Hoogstraal was the recipient of numerous awards including the Henry Baldwin Ward Medal, American Society of Parasitologists, 1967; the Presidential Order of Merit, First Class, Arab Republic of Egypt, 1978; and the Walter Reed Medal, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1978. Descriptive Entry These papers document the professional career, and to a lesser extent, the personal affairs of Harry Hoogstraal. Most of the papers concern his work after he joined NAMRU-3 in 1949. There appears to Page 1 of 294 Harry Hoogstraal Papers https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217607 be little documentation of his participation on scientific expeditions during the 1930s and 1940s. The papers primarily consist of a voluminous file of incoming and outgoing correspondence with medical zoologists, entomologists, physicians, museum personnel, NAMRU-3 colleagues, and personal friends concerning Hoogstraal's research on ticks and tick-borne diseases; NAMRU-3 business; the preparation and publication of scientific papers; the development of his tick collection; his translating work; and his activities as a member and officer of countless professional organizations. Also included are manuscripts and illustrations from scientific papers; records concerning the administration of NAMRU-3; and notes, lists and other data from Hoogstraal's research. Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Subjects: Entomologists Entomology Ticks Types of Materials: Manuscripts Scientific illustrations Names: American Society of Parasitologists American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Hoogstraal, Harry, 1917-1986 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) United States. Army United States. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3 University of Illinois at Chicago Page 2 of 294 Harry Hoogstraal Papers https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217607 Container Listing Box 1 Box 1 of 121 A, miscellaneous Box 1 of 121 Adams, Lowell Box 1 of 121 Adams, Robert M. Box 1 of 121 Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. Box 1 of 121 Addy, Patrick A. K. Box 1 of 121 Adham, Fatma Box 1 of 121 Adkins, T. R. Box 1 of 121 Adkisson, P. L. Box 1 of 121 Advani, Ranjan Box 1 of 121 Aellen, Dr. V. Box 1 of 121 Aeschlimann, A. (3 folders) Box 1 of 121 Afifi, Abdel Moneim Box 1 of 121 African Association of Insect Scientists Box 1 of 121 Africana Publishing Co. Box 1 of 121 Afshar, A. Box 1 of 121 Agbede, R. I. S. Box 1 of 121 Agency for International Development Box 1 of 121 Aggour, M. G. el M. Box 1 of 121 Ah, Hyong-Sun Box 1 of 121 Ahmau Bello University Box 1 of 121 Ahmed, Ali Y. Box 1 of 121 Ahmed, Ali Youssef Box 1 of 121 Ahmed, Ismat Page 3 of 294 Harry Hoogstraal Papers https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217607 Box 1 of 121 Ahmed, Moh. Awad El Karim Box 1 of 121 Abadir, Soraya T. Box 1 of 121 Abbassian-Lentzen, Rosemarie Box 1 of 121 Abbassy, Magda Box 1 of 121 Abdalla, Hamid S. Box 1 of 121 Abdalla, Nagla N. Box 1 of 121 Abdallah, Ahmed Box 1 of 121 Abdallah, Hassan Box 1 of 121 Abde; Gawad. Abdel M. Box 1 of 121 Abd El Ghafar, A. Box 1 of 121 Abdel Ghani, Mohamed Box 1 of 121 Abdel Hadi, Hassan Box 1 of 121 Abdel Hadi, Hassan Box 1 of 121 Abdel Hakam, Mr. Box 1 of 121 Abdel Latif, Abu Box 1 of 121 Abdel Mohsin, Sabba Box 1 of 121 Abdel Monim, Abdalla Box 1 of 121 Abdel-Malik, Albert Box 1 of 121 Abdel-Rahman, A. M. M. Box 1 of 121 Abdel-Rahman, Claire Box 1 of 121 Abd-El-Reheim, Mohammed Box 1 of 121 Abdel Wahab, Kouke Box 1 of 121 Abdul Hannan, O. N. A. Box 1 of 121 Abdulali, Humayun Box 1 of 121 Abdusalaam, A. (2 folders) Box 1 of 121 Abel & Co., Richard Page 4 of 294 Harry Hoogstraal Papers https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217607 Box 1 of 121 Abo-Hashish, Mohammed A. Box 1 of 121 Abonnenc, Emil Box 1 of 121 Aboul-Nasr, Ahmed E. (2 folders) Box 1 of 121 Aboul-Nasr, Ahmed E. and Dr. Gamal Box 1 of 121 Abozeid, Halema Box 1 of 121 Abu-Bakr, A. M. Box 1 of 121 Abu Hashish, Talaat Ali Box 1 of 121 Abu Samra, Mukhtar Box 1 of 121 Abu Samyes, Sa'di Box 1 of 121 Abel Hab, Jalil Box 1 of 121 Abs, Michael Box 1 of 121 Abu Box 1 of 121 Academia export department (Czechoslovakia) Box 1 of 121 Academic Press (England) Box 1 of 121 Academic Press Inc. Ltd. (London) Box 1 of 121 Academic Press USA Box 1 of 121 Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Box 1 of 121 Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Cairo Box 1 of 121 Acaralogical Society of America (2 folders) Box 1 of 121 Acaralogica Box 1 of 121 Acarology Laboratory USA Box 1 of 121 Achaval, Federico Box 1 of 121 Acker, Robert F. Box 1 of 121 Ackermann, Rudolf Box 1 of 121 Acta Parasitologica Yugoslavica Box 1 of 121 Acta Tropica (July 1972) Page 5 of 294 Harry Hoogstraal Papers https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217607 Box 1 of 121 Acta Virologica Box 1 of 121 Ada, Gordon L. Box 1 of 121 Adam, Ahmed El Bedawi Box 1 of 121 Adam, K. M. G. Box 1 of 121 Adamovich, Vyachislav Box 1 of 121 Adel, Saad el-Dine Mahmoud Box 2 Box 2 of 121 Al Ahram Commercial Press Box 2 of 121 Aide, Dan T. Box 2 of 121 Aidoo, George A. Box 2 of 121 Ainsworth, J. B. L. Box 2 of 121 Aitken, Tommy Box 2 of 121 Ajayo, Olupomi (Nigeria) Box 2 of 121 Ajigabe, Peace Box 2 of 121 Akbar, Syed S. Box 2 of 121 Akec Sien, Mark Box 2 of 121 Akers, Ann Box 2 of 121 Akers, Patricia Box 2 of 121 Akers, Tom, Ann et al Box 2 of 121 Akyay, Neomettin Box 2 of 121 Albanese, Mario Box 2 of 121 Albin, Michael W. Box 2 of 121 Albrecht, Dr. P. (see Slovak Academy of Sciences) Box 2 of 121 Alcaino, Hector Box 2 of 121 Aldrich, Frederick A. Box 2 of 121 Aldus International Page 6 of 294 Harry Hoogstraal Papers https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217607 Box 2 of 121 Alessi Industries Box 2 of 121 Alexander, Charles P. Box 2 of 121 Alexander, J. O'D. Box 2 of 121 Alfieri, Anestors Box 2 of 121 Alford, P. Ta. Box 2 of 121 Ali Maher, Ali Box 2 of 121 Ali, Mokhtar Box 2 of 121 Ali, Salim Box 2 of 121 Ali Sami, Ahmed Box 2 of 121 Alicata, Joseph E. Box 2 of 121 Alio, Ivan S. Box 2 of 121 Alkhalili, A. D. Box 2 of 121 Allam, E. M. H. Box 2 of 121 Allam, M. A. Box 2 of 121 Allen, Davis Box 2 of 121 Allen, J. R. Box 2 of 121 Allen, Stephen R. Box 2 of 121 Allen Press Box 2 of 121 Allison, Robert Box 2 of 121 Allouba, Naela Box 2 of 121 Allred, Donald M. Box 2 of 121 Allred, D. R. Box 2 of 121 Alsop, David W. (2 folders) Box 2 of 121 Altman, D. (Wietske) Box 2 of 121 Alva Museum Replicas Inc. Box 2 of 121 Alviola, Pedro L. Page 7 of 294 Harry Hoogstraal Papers https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217607 Box 2 of 121 Amadon, Dean Box 2 of 121 Ambassador of Switzerland Box 2 of 121 American Academy of Microbiology Box 2 of 121 American Art Clay Co Box 2 of 121 American Association for the Advancement of Science Box 2 of 121 American Association for Zoological Nomenclature Box 2 of 121 American Association of University Women Education Foundation Box 2 of 121 American Board (College) of Tropical Medicine Box 2 of 121 American Book Club Box 2 of 121 American College Bureau Box 2 of 121 American College Testing Co Box 2 of 121 American Committee on Arthropod-borne Viruses Box 2 of 121 American Committee on Medical Entomology Box 2 of 121 American consulates and embassies Box 2 of 121 American Cyanamid Co.
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