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Smithsonian Institution Archives
William Schaus Papers, 1917-1939
Summary
- Collection ID:
- SIA.FARU7100
- Creators:
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Schaus, William
- Dates:
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1917-1939
- Languages:
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English
- Physical Description:
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6.5 cu. ft. (13 document boxes)
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Descriptive Entry
Descriptive Entry
These papers consist largely of Schaus' professional correspondence with his peers and with amateurs, mostly in his capacity as Honorary Curator. They also include fragmentary research notes, correspondence, catalogs, and news clippings relating to acquisition of the Paul Dognin Collection of Lepidoptera.
Historical Note
Historical Note
William Schaus (1858-1942) was, like many early entomologists, trained for a career he chose not to follow--in Schaus's case, that of an art dealer. Though he studied art and music in America and abroad in preparation for that career, Schaus came under the influence of Henry Edwards and so turned to entomology. For many years he pursued his interest privately, traveling extensively in Europe to broaden his knowledge of lepidoptera, the family to which he devoted his attention during most of his life. In 1919 Schaus joined the Bureau of Entomology of the United States Department of Agriculture and, in 1921, began a long association with the Smithsonian Institution as an honorary curator of insects in the National Museum.
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Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7100, William Schaus Papers
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Personal Papers
Keywords
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Dognin, Paul | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Edwards, Henry | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Schaus, William | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
United States. Bureau of Entomology | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
United States National Museum. Division of Insects | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Entomology | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Entomologists | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Lepidopterists | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Clippings | Genre/Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Manuscripts | Genre/Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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