Departmental Records
This collection consists of the central files maintained by the Department of Entomology primarily during the tenures of Chairmen Wayne N. Mathis (1981-1987), Ronald J. McGinley (1987-1992), Jonathan A. Coddington (1992-1997), and Robert K. Robbins (1997-2000). Materials include correspondence, memoranda, news clippings, reports, photographs, and floor plans. Some records are in electronic format.
Records
This accession consists of correspondence between scientists associated with the American Arachnological Society, including B. J. (Benjamin Julian) Kaston, Howard K. Wallace, Jonathan A. Coddington, Willis John Gertsch, William B. Peck, Vincent D. Roth, Martin H. (Martin Hammond) Muma, Harriet Idola Exline, and Jim Berry. Also within the records are …
Chairmen's Records
These records document the activities of the Office of the Chairman, Department of Entomology, 1958-1993. Chairmen who served during this time period include: J.F. Gates Clarke (Curator, Division of Insects, Department of Zoology, 1958-1964; and Chair, Department of Entomology, 1964-1966); Karl V. Krombein (1966-1970); Paul David Hurd (1970-1976); Donald R. Davis (1976-1981); Richard C. Froeschner (Acting …
Records
These records were created and collected by Thomas R. Harney and primarily document exhibitions, research, and public programs at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). They include news releases, photographs, newspaper clippings, brochures, and related materials concerning permanent and special exhibitions at NMNH; a biographical information file containing photographs …
Publications
This accession consists of a reference set of publications from the Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, plus older publications issued by Smithsonian Institution Press. Materials include books and serial publications.
Correspondence
This accession consists of scientific correspondence and letters to and from the public received and written by Director Michael H. Robinson, 1984-2000, with some material dating to the tenure of Theodore H. Reed, 1958-1983.
Curatorial Correspondence
These records document the activities of Karl V. Krombein (1912- ), Chairman of the Department, 1965-1971; and Senior Entomologist, 1971-2000. The records encompass the scope of his career, from Cornell University, to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to the U.S. Air Force Malaria Control Unit, to his tenure at the Smithsonian. Materials include correspondence …
Symposia and Seminars Records
This accession consists of records created by Neil G. Kotler as Special Assistant to the Director, Special Assistant, and Program Specialist of the Office of Interdisciplinary Studies (OIS). They document Kotler's work on programs sponsored by OIS, particularly his coordination of four international colloquia on food, nutrition, and agriculture that …
Website Records
This accession consists of interviews created for the "Click! Photography Changes Everything" website. The website consisted of a collection of essays and stories by invited contributors and visitors discussing how photography shapes our culture and our lives. Materials include videotapes.
W. Ronald Heyer Papers
This accession consists of papers documenting the career of W. Ronald Heyer, Research Zoologist in the Division of Amphibians and Reptiles at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). Heyer's research focuses on the systematics, evolution, and biogeography of Neotropical amphibians. Materials include correspondence, presentations, grant proposals, data, publications, books …
