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SIA RU007105, Belfrage, Gustav Wilhelm 1834-1882, Gustav Wilhelm Belfrage Papers, 1866-1882

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Summary

Creator:
Belfrage, Gustav Wilhelm 1834-1882
Title:
Gustav Wilhelm Belfrage Papers, 1866-1882
Dates:
1866, 1866-1882
Notes:
Gustav Wilhelm Belfrage (1834-1882), born in Sweden, came to America in 1860 or 1861 and for the next twenty years made his living in large measure by selling insect specimens to entomologists throughout the world. He had known Carl Heinrich Boheman and Carl Stal in Sweden, and maintained contact with them after coming to America. Soon after arriving, he went to Chicago, and in 1866 he began his plan to collect in Texas. He corresponded with many American entomologists and with their encouragement and that of the Swedish Academy of Sciences, went on a collecting trip to Texas in 1867. Many of his specimens are in collections throughout the world, but his own collections, among which are most types of the new species of Hymenoptera described by Cresson, are in the National Museum of Natural History. He collected in many areas of Texas, especially in Bosque and McLennan counties
Summary:
These papers consist of letters from entomologists throughout the United States and Europe regarding purchase and exchange of specimens, especially insects of Texas, and include correspondence from Austria, England, France, Germany, Sweden, Russia, the United States, and Mexico; and a commission of 1866 from the Swedish Academy of Sciences for Belfrage's collecting in Texas
Restrictions:
Use of this record unit requires prior arrangement with the Archives staff
Topic:
Entomology
Subject:
Swedish Academy of Sciences
Form/Genre:
Collection descriptions, Mixed archival materials
Local Number:
SIA RU007105

Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Record Unit 7105

Belfrage, Gustav Wilhelm, 1834-1882

Gustav Wilhelm Belfrage Papers, 1866-1882

Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator: Belfrage, Gustav Wilhelm, 1834-1882
Title: Gustav Wilhelm Belfrage Papers
Dates: 1866-1882
Quantity: 0.1 linear meter.
Collection: Record Unit 7105
Language of Materials: English

Historical Note

Gustav Wilhelm Belfrage (1834-1882), born in Sweden, came to America in 1860 or 1861 and for the next twenty years made his living in large measure by selling insect specimens to entomologists throughout the world. He had known Carl Heinrich Boheman and Carl Stal in Sweden, and maintained contact with them after coming to America. Soon after arriving, he went to Chicago, and in 1866 he began his plan to collect in Texas. He corresponded with many American entomologists and with their encouragement and that of the Swedish Academy of Sciences, went on a collecting trip to Texas in 1867. Many of his specimens are in collections throughout the world, but his own collections, among which are most types of the new species of Hymenoptera described by Cresson, are in the National Museum of Natural History. He collected in many areas of Texas, especially in Bosque and McLennan counties.

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Descriptive Entry

These papers consist of letters from entomologists throughout the United States and Europe regarding purchase and exchange of specimens, especially insects of Texas, and include correspondence from Austria, England, France, Germany, Sweden, Russia, the United States, and Mexico; and a commission of 1866 from the Swedish Academy of Sciences for Belfrage's collecting in Texas.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7105, Belfrage, Gustav Wilhelm, 1834-1882, Gustav Wilhelm Belfrage Papers

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Container List

Box 1

Folder 1 A-E

Box 1 of 1

Folder 2 G-M

Box 1 of 1

Folder 3 O-R

Box 1 of 1

Folder 4 S

Box 1 of 1

Folder 5 Swedish Academy of Sciences Commission to Belfrage

Box 1 of 1

Folder 6 T-Z

Box 1 of 1

Folder 7 Unidentified

Box 1 of 1

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