Biographical Information on Entomologists
This accession consists of photographs, obituaries, memorials, and related materials mostly on dipterists (entomologists specializing in the study of Diptera, a large order of insects that includes the true flies and mosquitoes). Included are several group photographs of dipterists. Individual entomologists represented by photographs include Curtis W. Sabrosky and Willis …
Biographies of Entomologists
This collection consists mostly of biographical sketches, memorials, newspaper obituaries, and articles on domestic and foreign entomologists. Also included are a few articles on the history of entomology. For additional biographical information on entomologists see Record Unit 7323.
Collected Notebooks of Entomologists
Most notebooks of entomologists are retained as part of that person's papers; but for convenience, others are retained in this collection. The notebooks for the most part contain information relating to specimens in the National Museum of Natural History.
Alan Ross Hardy Collection, Photographs of Entomologists
This collection consists of photographs of entomologists taken by Alan Hardy, a member of the Entomological Society of America, on December 10, 1986, during a Society meeting in Reno, Nevada. Included in this collection is a group photograph of the Chrysomelidae Interest Group.
Alan Stone Papers
The papers of Alan Stone consist of incoming and outgoing correspondence documenting his career at the USDA and his research on Diptera. Most of the letters concern the identification of specimens.
Photographs and Biographical Information
This collection was created by combining two separate accessions of biographical information on and photographs of entomologists. Series 1 consists mostly of biographical materials on dipterists (entomologists who specialize in the study of flies) but also includes information about other entomologists and scientists in general. The material, which dates between 1797 and …
Ashley B. Gurney Papers
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
Arnold S. Menke Papers
This accession consists of correspondence to and from Arnold S. Menke during his tenure as research entomologist with the Systematic Entomology Laboratory (United States Department of Agriculture).
Willis Wagner Wirth Papers
This accession consists of professional correspondence of Willis Wagner Wirth, an entomologist specializing in the study of Diptera. Most of the correspondence concerns the identification of specimens.
Newspaper Clippings
This collection contains clippings of newspaper articles about entomology and entomologists. The clippings come from newspapers all over the United States, and the majority date from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s.
