Photographs and Biographical Information, 1797-1988 and Undated
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Photographs and Biographical Information, 1797-1988 and undated 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 Series 1: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION PRIMARILY ON DIPTERISTS, 1797-1988 AND UNDATED. ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY............................... 3 Series 2: PHOTOGRAPHS OF ENTOMOLOGISTS, 1873-1950 AND UNDATED. ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY........................................................................... 53 Photographs and Biographical Information http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217479 Collection Overview Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C., [email protected] Title: Photographs and Biographical Information Identifier: Record Unit 7323 Date: 1797-1988 and undated Extent: 9.19 cu. ft. (17 document boxes) (1 16x20 box) Creator:: Systematic Entomology Laboratory Language: English Administrative Information Prefered Citation Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7323, 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. Descriptive Entry This collection was created by combining two separate accessions of biographical information on and photographs of entomologists. Page 1 of 62 Photographs and Biographical Information http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217479 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. Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Subjects: Biography Entomologists Entomology Types of Materials: Black-and-white photographs Clippings Manuscripts Names: Barber, Herbert Spencer, 1882-1950 Cambridge Entomological Club Entomological Society of America Royal Entomological Society of London Schwarz, Eugene Amandus, 1844-1928 United States National Museum United States. Department of Agriculture Page 2 of 62 Series 1: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION PRIMARILY ON Photographs and Biographical Information DIPTERISTS, 1797-1988 AND UNDATED. ARRANGED http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217479 ALPHABETICALLY. Container Listing Series 1: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION PRIMARILY ON DIPTERISTS, 1797-1988 AND UNDATED. ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY. Box 1 Box 1 of 18 Folder 1 Aaron, Samuel Francis (1862-1947). Obituary, 1947. Box 1 of 18 Folder 2 Ackert, James A. (?-1969). Obituary, 1969. Box 1 of 18 Folder 3 Aczel, Martin L. (1906-1958). Includes a photograph and obituaries, 1956-1959. Box 1 of 18 Folder 4 Adams, Charles Christopher (1873-1955). Biographical sketch, 1956. Box 1 of 18 Folder 5 Adams, Charles Frederick (?-1950). Includes a newspaper clipping, 1949; obituaries, 1950; and correspondence with John M. Aldrich, 1924-1925, 1927-1928. For group photographs, 1909 and 1928, see under Box 14, folders 45 and 48. Box 1 of 18 Folder 6 Adkisson, Perry L. (?-?). Correspondence with Curtis W. Sabrosky, 1973, 1975. Box 1 of 18 Folder 7 Ainslie, Charles Nicholas (1856-1939). Includes a photograph, 1931; and correspondence with John M. Aldrich, 1927. Box 1 of 18 Folder 8 Albuquerque, Dalcy de O. (?-1982). Letter from Sonia Maria Lopes Fraga to Willis W. Wirth (4 October 1982) announcing the death of Albuquerque, 1982. Box 1 of 18 Folder 9 Aldrich, John Merton (1866-1934). Biographical sketches and information, 1934-1935; reprints of his articles, 1921, 1930-1932; photographs and a negative, 1896, 1903, 1926, 1933, and undated; and correspondence with A. L. Melander, 1915. For group photographs, see under Box 14, folders 48, 50 and 52. Box 1 of 18 Folders 10-11 Alexander, Charles P. (1889-1981). Includes obituaries; biographical sketches and information; bibliographies; reprints of his articles; photographs, circa 1937, 1957, 1960, 1967, 1979, and undated; and correspondence with Mortimer D. Leonard, Ashley B. Gurney, and John N. Aldrich, 1924, 1928. For group photograph, 1928, see under Box 14, folder 52. Box 1 of 18 Folder 12 Alexander, Richard Dale (?-?). Clipping, 1971. Box 1 of 18 Folder 13 Allen, Harry W. (1892-1981). Includes an obituary, 1981; and correspondence with John N. Aldrich, 1924, 1928. Page 3 of 62 Series 1: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION PRIMARILY ON Photographs and Biographical Information DIPTERISTS, 1797-1988 AND UNDATED. ARRANGED http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217479 ALPHABETICALLY. Box 1 of 18 Folder 14 American Microscopical Society. Article on its 100th Birthday, 1978. Box 1 of 18 Folder 15 Anderson, John Richard (?-?). Handwriting sample, 1962. Box 1 of 18 Folder 16 Andrews, Justin N. (?-1967). Obituary, 1967. Box 1 of 18 Folder 17 Andrews, Roy Chapman (1884-1960). Biographical sketches, 1960, and undated. Box 1 of 18 Folder 18 Anduze, Pablo J. (?-?). Biographical sketch, in Spanish, 1948. Box 1 of 18 Folder 19 Annand, Percy N. (?-1950). Obituary, 1950. Box 1 of 18 Folder 20 Annecke, David P. (1928-1981). Biographical sketch, 1981. Box 1 of 18 Folder 21 Arnason, A. P. (1903-1964). Biographical sketch, 1965. Box 1 of 18 Folder 22 Arribalzaga, Felix Lynch (1854-1894). Biographical sketch in Spanish, 1928. Box 1 of 18 Folder 23 Ashmead, William Harris (1855-1908). Includes correspondence with Axel L. Melander, 1903; and photographs, undated. See Series 2 for additional photographs. Box 1 of 18 Folder 24 Aubertin, Daphne (?-?). Reprint of his article on collecting insects in central Europe, 1932. Box 1 of 18 Folder 25 Audubon, John James (1785-1851). Biographical sketch, 1977. Box 1 of 18 Folder 26 Austen, Edward Ernest (1869-1938). Includes correspondence with John M. Aldrich, 1926; and a bibliography, 1945. Box 1 of 18 Folder 27 Avinoff, Andrey (1884-1948). Includes an obituary and a biographical sketch, 1948-1949. Box 2 Box 2 of 18 Folder 1 Bachmann, Hans (?-?). Correspondence with Adam Giede Boving, 1909. Box 2 of 18 Folder 2 Bagnall, Richard (?-?). Handwriting sample, 1907 (?). Box 2 of 18 Folder 3 Bailey,