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Smithsonian Institution Archives
John Merton Aldrich Papers, 1916-1934
Summary
- Collection ID:
- SIA.FARU7305
- Creators:
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Aldrich, John Merton, 1866-1944
- Dates:
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1916-1934
- Languages:
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English
- Physical Description:
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1 cu. ft. (2 document boxes)
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Descriptive Entry
Descriptive Entry
This collection consists of correspondence between Aldrich and other dipterists and includes considerable correspondence with Leland Ossian Howard and Charles Henry Tyler Townsend.
Historical Note
Historical Note
John Merton Aldrich (1866-1934) was born in Minnesota. After graduating from South Dakota State University, Aldrich worked briefly for the South Dakota State Agricultural Experiment Station, and then became the first Professor of Zoology at the University of Idaho in 1891. While at Idaho, he worked on many phases of economic entomology and also began work on his catalog of American Diptera, which was published in 1905. In 1913, Aldrich was appointed Entomological Assistant in the Bureau of Entomology, United States Department of Agriculture, and was assigned to the Cereal and Forage Crop Insects Section in Indiana. In 1919, he moved to Washington, D.C., where he worked in the United States National Museum as Custodian of Diptera and Associate Curator of Insects, positions he held until his death.
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Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7305, John Merton Aldrich Papers
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Personal Papers
Keywords
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Aldrich, John Merton, 1866-1934 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Howard, L. O. (Leland Ossian), 1857-1950 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Townsend, Charles Henry Tyler | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
South Dakota State University | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
University of Idaho | Corporate 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 |
Manuscripts | Genre/Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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