Smithsonian Institution Archives

Harry H. Knight Papers, 1893-1968

Summary

Collection ID:
SIA.FA82-027
Creators:
Knight, Harry H.
Dates:
1893-1968
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
5.50 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

Descriptive Entry
This accession consists primarily of correspondence between Knight and professional colleagues. Also included are manuscripts, photographs, drawings, notes, and college papers (both as a student at Cornell and as a professor at Iowa State).

Historical Note

Historical Note
Harry Hazelton Knight (1889-1976) was a well-known teacher of entomology and was recognized world-wide as a leading taxonomist. He amassed a large collection of insects, mostly from North America. His primary area of research was the North American plant bugs (order Hemiptera, family Miridae).

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 82-027, Harry H. Knight Papers

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Personal Papers


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