Smithsonian Institution Archives

Correspondence and Specimen Records, 1882-1918

Summary

Collection ID:
SIA.FARU0139
Creators:
United States National Museum. Division of Insects
Dates:
1882-1918
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
2.5 cu. ft. (5 document boxes)
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

Descriptive Entry
These records include receipts for specimens, annual and monthly reports of the Division, and correspondence regarding acquisition, distribution, and loan of specimens.

Historical Note

Historical Note
The Division of Insects of the United States National Museum, reorganized in 1963 as the Department of Entomology, had its origin in the deposit of personal collections in 1881 by Charles Valentine Riley, entomologist of the Department of Agriculture. The Museum became the depository for the national collection of insects. The chief entomologist of the Department of Agriculture became honorary curator of insects in the national museum, aided by an assistant curator on the museum staff. Many staff members of the Department of Agriculture served as custodians, and thus the national collection of insects has become a joint enterprise of the Department and the Museum. Honorary curators were as follows: Charles Valentine Riley, 1881-1894; Leland Ossian Howard, 1895-1927. Assistant curators (museum employees) were as follows: John Bernhard Smith, 1886-1889; Martin L. Linell (aid), 1889-1896; William Harris Ashmead, 1897-1908; James Chamberlain Crawford, Assistant and Associate Curator, 1908-1919.

Administration

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Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 139, United States National Museum. Division of Insects, Correspondence and Specimen Records

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Ashmead, William H. (William Harris), 1855-1908 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Crawford, James Chamberlain Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Howard, L. O. (Leland Ossian), 1857-1950 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Riley, Charles V. (Charles Valentine), 1843-1895 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Smith, John Bernhard, 1858-1912 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Linell, Martin L. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States National Museum. Department of Entomology Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Department of Agriculture Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Entomologists Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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