Query: Smithsonian-Bredin Expedition to Yucatan (1960)

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Materials
Covers the growth of entomological collections under his leadership, general discussion of the work of lepidopterists, and expeditions to the Yucatan and Pacific, c. 1958-1986, including: Acquisition of new collections; comparison of support for entomology by various SI administrators; trip to Vienna in 1960 to acquire to F. F. Tippmann Collection; trips to Argentina in 1958 for F. A. Munros Collection and Panama in 1985 for Gordon B. Small Collection; reminiscences of Doris H. Blake; procedures for collecting Lepidoptera; increase in field work by curators in the 1960s; collection acquisitions, such as J. Douglas Hood collection of Thrips; competition for collections with other museums, such as Florida State Museum; acquisitions from the National Museum of Nairobi, Kenya; Smithsonian-Bredin Expedition to the Yucatan Peninsula, 1960; and aborted field trip to the island of Rapa in the South Pacific, 1961.
Level:
file
Collection ID:
Record Unit 9555
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
in Record Unit 9555 for Smithsonian-Bredin Expedition to Yucatan (1960)
Covers his experiences at the British Museum, transfer from USDA to USNM, administration of the new Department of Entomology, relations with Waldo LaSalle Schmitt, plans for a National Institute of Entomology, and relations with SI administration, c. 1945-1965, including: Tenure at British Museum (Natural History) describing the Edward Meyrick Collection with assistance from John D. Bradley and others; acquisitions from England, especially Adrian Hardy Haworth Collection of English Torticidae Moths, Brighton Museum Collection of Microlepidoptera, and duplicates from Meyrick Collection; quality of NMNH collection of European Lepidoptera, including the Hoffman, B. Hamfelt, and Jackh collections; Eighth International Entomological Congress in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1948; confusion over invitation to 150th anniversary of the Royal Institution; improving USNM-British Museum relations and comparison of library services; 1948 USDA budget crisis; reminiscences of museum staff and administration; appointment as head curator of Division of Insects in 1954 and opposition by Waldo LaSalle Schmitt; Smithsonian-Bredin Caribbean Expedition to the West Indies in 1956; subsequent friendship with Schmitt; creation of separate Department of Entomology in 1963; reflections on staff reorganization and expansion; creation of Arachnologist position filled by Ralph E. Crabill, Jr.; changes in SI administration in the 1960s; problems with secretary, Kathleen T. Perkins, and subsequent falling out with Crabill; and appointment as Senior Scientist, 1965. Appendix A: Proposed Program for the Division of Insects, Smithsonian Institution, 1954-1955.
Level:
file
Collection ID:
Record Unit 9555
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

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in Record Unit 9555 for Smithsonian-Bredin Expedition to Yucatan (1960)

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Materials
Waldo L. Schmitt Papers
Dates:
1907-1978
Size:
79.56 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes) (121 document boxes) (2 half document boxes) (4 12x17 boxes) (60 3x5 boxes) (3 5x8 boxes) (2 film boxes) (oversize material)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 7231
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

The papers of Waldo LaSalle Schmitt provide comprehensive documentation of his professional career, 1907-1977. They also illustrate, to a lesser degree, his personal life. Particularly well represented in the papers is material concerning Schmitt's carcinological research, his curatorial and administrative careers at the United States National Museum (USNM), his career as …

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in Record Unit 7231 for Smithsonian-Bredin Expedition to Yucatan (1960)

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Materials
J. F. Gates Clarke Oral History Interviews
Creators:
Clarke, J. F. Gates (John Frederick Gates), 1905-1990, interviewee
Dates:
1986
Size:
16 audiotapes (Reference copies). 25 digital .mp3 files (Reference copies).
Collection ID:
Record Unit 9555
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program …

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in Record Unit 9555 for Smithsonian-Bredin Expedition to Yucatan (1960)

Archival
Materials
Subject Files
Dates:
1948-1970
Size:
48 cu. ft. (48 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 155
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These records are the administrative files of the Office of the Director, National Museum of Natural History. Most of the records date from the late-to-mid 1950s. Those records created prior to 1959 are the records of the Director of the United States National Museum, although they are records relating primarily to that …

in Record Unit 155 for Smithsonian-Bredin Expedition to Yucatan (1960)

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Materials
Department of Anthropology records
Creators:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology
Smithsonian Institution. Department of Anthropology
Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology
Dates:
1840s-circa 2015
Size:
330.25 Linear feet (519 boxes)
Collection ID:
NAA.XXXX.0311
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives

The Department of Anthropology records contain administrative and research materials produced by the department and its members from the time of the Smithsonian Institution's foundation until today.

in NAA.XXXX.0311 for Smithsonian-Bredin Expedition to Yucatan (1960)