EDWARD FRED KNIPLING PAPERS: Screwworm Eradication Program Records Manuscript Collection 210 Table of Contents Container List.................................................................................................................................. 1 Series I. Biographical Materials. 1930-2003, No Date. 2.5 boxes. .......................................... 1 Subseries I.A. Biographies. 1959-2003, No Date.................................................................. 1 Subseries I.B. Personal Work Records. 1930-1996, No Date. .............................................. 3 Subseries I.C. Education Records. 1935-1946, No Date. ...................................................... 7 Subseries I.D. Life Events. 1971-2000. ................................................................................. 8 Series II. Honors and Awards. 1924-1997. 14.25 boxes. ....................................................... 13 Series III. Professional Membership. 1946-1997. 1 box. ....................................................... 21 Series IV. Correspondence. 1906-2000, No Date. 13.5 boxes. .............................................. 22 Subseries IV.A. Professional Correspondence. 1938-2000, No Date. ................................ 22 Subseries IV.B. Personal Correspondence. 1906-1999, No Date. .................................... 100 Series V. Speeches. 1959-1992. 2.75 boxes. ........................................................................ 104 Series VI. Writings. 1930-2000. 29.5 boxes. ....................................................................... 112 Subseries VI.A. Articles. 1934-2000. ................................................................................ 112 Subseries VI.B. Dissertation. 1946-1947. ......................................................................... 138 Subseries VI.C. Books. 1971-1996. .................................................................................. 138 Subseries VI.D. Manuscripts. 1930s-2000. ....................................................................... 141 Subseries VI.E. Mechanicals. 1949-1971. ......................................................................... 165 Series VII. Photographs. 1930-1996. 4 boxes. ..................................................................... 166 Subseries VII.A. Knipling Portraits and Personal Photographs. 1930-1996, No Date. .... 166 Subseries VII.B. Award Ceremonies. 1946-1996, No Date. ............................................. 167 Subseries VII.C. Colleagues. 1930s-1993, No Date.......................................................... 169 Subseries VII.D. Research Information. 1946-1990s, No Date. ....................................... 171 Subseries VII.E. Research Facilities and Equipment. 1962-1990s, No Date. ................... 173 Subseries VII.F. Insects. 1941-1987, No Date. ................................................................. 174 Series VIII. Subject Files. 1911-2000, No Date. 22.75 boxes. ............................................ 175 Subseries VIII.A. Pests. 1911-2000, No Date. .................................................................. 175 Subseries VIII.B. Pest Management Techniques. 1954-1999, No Date. ........................... 188 Subseries VIII.C. Chemicals. 1944-1985, No Date. .......................................................... 189 Subseries VIII.D. Committee and Conference Materials. 1971-1999, No Date. .............. 189 Series IX. Artifacts. 1965-1996, No Date. 1 box. ................................................................ 190 Oversize Boxes ........................................................................................................................ 191 Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library: Edward Fred Knipling Papers: Screwworm Eradication Program Records Series I. Biographical Materials. Subseries I.A. Biographies. Container List Series I. Biographical Materials. 1930-2003, No Date. 2.5 boxes. Subseries I.A. Biographies. 1959-2003, No Date. Box Folder Folder Title Year(s) Number Number Box 1 Folder 1 “Edward F. Knipling,” The Bulletin 13, no. 10, a United 1959 States Department of Agriculture newsletter Box 1 Folder 2 “Atomic War on Insects,” The Saturday Evening Post, 1961 (September 9, 1961) (See Oversize Box 90, Folder 2439) Box 1 Folder 3 “Atomic War on Insects,” Reader’s Digest, (December 1961 1961) Box 1 Folder 4 United States Department of Agriculture Centennial 1962 Celebration Box 1 Folder 5 Curriculum vitae 1962, 1966 Box 1 Folder 6 Allen, James R., Jr. “Edward F. Knipling – A Living 1967 Scientist.” Box 1 Folder 7 A proof of the biographical sketch featured in the ca. 1971 International Who’s Who Box 1 Folder 8 “Edward F. Knipling,” biography 1972 Box 1 Folder 9 Letter to John H. Perkins, National Academy of 1972 Sciences, providing an autobiography Box 1 Folder 1098 Questionnaire and order information for the Men of ca. 1975 Achievement publication. Knipling’s completed questionnaire is included. Box 1 Folder 11 Letter from Thomas L. Chandler, Iowa State University, ca. 1975 requesting biographical information to include in an entomological newsletter. Knipling’s handwritten notes for reply are included. Box 1 Folder 12 Biographical information form for the National Register ca. 1975 of Prominent Americans and International Notables. Form is blank. http://specialcollections.nal.usda.gov/ 1 Last Modified: September 3, 2013 Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library: Edward Fred Knipling Papers: Screwworm Eradication Program Records Series I. Biographical Materials. Subseries I.A. Biographies. Box Folder Folder Title Year(s) Number Number Box 1 Folder 13 Correspondence with Charles Moritz, Current 1974-1975 Biography, regarding Knipling’s biography. A completed biographical questionnaire and a copy of Current Biography 36, no. 5 (May 1975), which features the biography of Knipling. Box 1 Folder 14 Materials for inclusion in the American Men and Women 1975 of Science, 13th Edition Box 1 Folder 15 Entry from The International Who’s Who 1976-1977 1976 Box 1 Folder 16 Correspondence with Daniel N. Lapedes, Encyclopedia 1978 of Science and Technology, regarding an updated biography. The revised autobiography is included. Box 1 Folder 17 Letter to S.P. Parker, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1979 regarding Knipling’s biographical sketch for Modern Scientists and Engineers. The biographical sketch is included. Box 1 Folder 18 Letter from McGraw-Hill Modern Scientists and 1980 Engineers, regarding the inclusion of Knipling’s biography in their latest edition. Copies of the biography are included. Box 1 Folder 19 “Edward F.Knipling,” biography 1981 Box 1 Folder 20 Letter from Harold Sheridan, The Blue Book, and 1981 biographical questionnaire forms completed by Knipling Box 1 Folder 21 Biography of Knipling for the Agricultural Research 1986 Service Hall of Fame, written by Waldemar Klassen. A full length biography is included. Box 1 Folder 22 Biography of Phoebe Knipling for Notable Women of 1991 Arlington Box 1 Folder 23 “20th Century Insect Control” Agricultural Research 1992 Box 1 Folder 24 Transcript of an oral history interview with Knipling 1992 (Part 1 of 2) Box 1 Folder 25 Transcript of an oral history interview with Knipling 1992 (Part 2 of 2) Box 1 Folder 26 “Edward F. Knipling,” biography 1993 Box 1 Folder 27 “Edward F. Knipling,” biography 1993 http://specialcollections.nal.usda.gov/ 2 Last Modified: September 3, 2013 Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library: Edward Fred Knipling Papers: Screwworm Eradication Program Records Series I. Biographical Materials. Subseries I.A. Biographies. Series I. Biographical Materials. Subseries I.B. Personal Work Records. Box Folder Folder Title Year(s) Number Number Box 1 Folder 28 Letter from Heidi H. Bowers, Technical Editing Unit of 1995 the Agricultural Research Service, regarding an updated biography and mailing list for USDA Handbook No. 693 Box 1 Folder 29 Letter to Knipling’s daughter, Edwina K. Lake, with 1995 autobiographical comments for Knipling’s obituary Box 1 Folder 30 Transcript of an oral history interview with Hulda 1997 (Knipling) Sellingsloh Box 1 Folder 31 Materials used by Waldemar Klassen for preparing his 2002-2003 American Mosquito Control Association Memorial Lecture in honor of Knipling. A draft and published version of the lecture are included. Box 1 Folder 32 Adkisson, Perry, and James Tumlinson. “Edward F. 2003 Knipling: 1909-2000.” Biographical Memoirs 83 (2003). Box 1 Folder 33 “Biography of Edward F. Knipling,” by Edward Fred No date Knipling Subseries I.B. Personal Work Records. 1930-1996, No Date. Box Folder Folder Title Year(s) Number Number Box 1 Folder 34 Acceptance materials for United States Department of 1930 Agriculture position as field assistant Box 1 Folder 35 Materials relating to Knipling’s United States 1930 Department of Agriculture position in Tlahualilo, Mexico Box 1 Folder 36 Correspondence regarding Knipling’s reassignment to 1931 screwworm project in Texas Box 1 Folder 37 Correspondence regarding Knipling’s interview with the 1939 Rockefeller Foundation Box 1 Folder 38 Generic outline of accomplishments and request for ca.1940s work (See Oversize Box 78, Folder 2307) http://specialcollections.nal.usda.gov/ 3 Last Modified: September 3, 2013 Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library: Edward Fred Knipling Papers: Screwworm Eradication Program Records Series I. Biographical Materials. Subseries I.B. Personal Work Records. 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