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Harry H. Knight Papers, 1910-1960

Summary

Collection ID:: SIA.FA83-043
Creators:: Knight, Harry H.
Dates:: 1910-1960
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 1.68 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 half document box) (1 12x17 box)
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of Knight's correspondence, notebooks, diaries, photographs, diplomas, certificates, and audiotape.

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 83-043, Harry H. Knight Papers

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