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SIA RU007119, Böving, Adam Giede 1869-, Adam Giede Boving Papers, 1908-1945
Summary
- Creator:
- Böving, Adam Giede 1869-
- Title:
- Adam Giede Boving Papers, 1908-1945
- Dates:
- 1908, 1908-1945
- Notes:
- Adam Giede Boving (1869-1957) was born in Denmark, where he served as Assistant Curator of Entomology in the Zoological Museum, Copenhagen, from 1902 to 1913. In 1913 he joined the staff of the Bureau of Entomology, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). He was a specialist in the larvae of Coleoptera. Boving was a Research Associate of the Smithsonian from 1939, and he retired from the USDA in 1945. He was the author of a series of illustrated descriptions on the early stages of Coleoptera
- Summary:
- These papers concern entomology, especially the early stages of insect development and more particularly the larvae of Coleoptera. They include extensive correspondence with J. P. Kryger, 1936-1939, and data on Kryger's contributions to the national collection of insects. Other correspondence with a wide range of professional acquaintances concerns the acquisition and loan of specimens, determinations, and evaluation of papers for publication. Much of the correspondence is in Danish, German, and French
- Restrictions:
- Use of this record unit requires prior arrangement with the Archives staff
- Topic:
- Entomology
- Subjects:
- Böving, Adam Giede 1869-, Kryger, J. P
- Form/Genre:
- Collection descriptions, Scientific illustrations
- Local Number:
- SIA RU007119
Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Table of Contents
Record Unit 7119
Boving, Adam Giede, 1869-1957
Adam Giede Boving Papers, 1908-1945
Collection Overview | |
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Boving, Adam Giede, 1869-1957 |
| Title: | Adam Giede Boving Papers |
| Dates: | 1908-1945 |
| Quantity: | 1.6 linear meters. |
| Collection: | Record Unit 7119 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
Historical Note
Adam Giede Boving (1869-1957) was born in Denmark, where he served as Assistant Curator of Entomology in the Zoological Museum, Copenhagen, from 1902 to 1913. In 1913 he joined the staff of the Bureau of Entomology, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). He was a specialist in the larvae of Coleoptera. Boving was a Research Associate of the Smithsonian from 1939, and he retired from the USDA in 1945. He was the author of a series of illustrated descriptions on the early stages of Coleoptera.
Introduction
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
Descriptive Entry
These papers concern entomology, especially the early stages of insect development and more particularly the larvae of Coleoptera. They include extensive correspondence with J. P. Kryger, 1936-1939, and data on Kryger's contributions to the national collection of insects. Other correspondence, usually incoming with some draft copies of Boving's letters with a wide range of professional acquaintances, concerns the acquisition and loan of specimens, determinations, and evaluation of papers for publication. Much of the correspondence is in Danish, German, and French. Also included is an incomplete series of plates prepared for Boving's Synopsis of the Coleoptera and Boving and Craighill's Larva of the Coleoptera.
Restrictions
Access Restriction
Use of this record unit requires prior arrangement with the Archives staff.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7119, Boving, Adam Giede, 1869-1957, Adam Giede Boving Papers
Container List
Box 1
J. P. Kryger to Boving, 1939
J. P. Kryger to Boving on the European political situation, 1938
J. P. Kryger to Boving on the European political situation, 1937
J. P. Kryger to Boving on the European political situation, 1936
J. P. Kryger to Boving, Letters and Lists, 1932-1936
J. P. Kryger to Boving, Letters and Lists, 1937-1945
Correspondence, 1910-1915
Correspondence, 1916-1920
Correspondence, 1921-1922
Correspondence, 1923-1924
Correspondence, 1925-1939
Correspondence, 1940-1942
Box 2
Correspondence, 1943-1945
Applications for Grants, 1939
Scientific Notes and Papers
Unidentified or undated fragments
Plates prepared for Synopsis of the Coleoptera
Plates 59-75 (17 folders)
Box 3
Plates 76-77 (2 folders)
Plates 80-81 (2 folders)
Plates 83-84 (2 folders)
Plates 87-90 (4 folders)
Plate 92
Plates 96-97 (2 folders)
Plates 99-101 (3 folders)
Plate 104
Plate 106
Plate 115
Plate 119
Box 4
Plates 120-123 (4 folders)
Plate 125
Plates prepared for Larva of the Coleoptera
Plate 2
Plates II, IV, V
Plates 5-7 (3 folders)
Plates 10-20 (11 folders)
Plates 26-30 (5 folders)
Plates 32-40 (9 folders)
Box 5
Plates 41-48
Miscellaneous plates (11 folders)
Box 6
Miscellaneous plates (4 folders)
Plate 50
Plates 52-54 (3 folders)
Plate 56
Plate 58
Plate 79
Plate 84
Plate 87
Plate 91
Plates 107-108 (2 folders)
Plates 110-111 (2 folders)
Miscellaneous plates (3 folders)
Miscellaneous Plates and Notes
Grub Tail Drawings, Miscellaneous Publication 226
Notes and Sketches on Enoclerus, 1914-1915
Box 7
Ashmead's typescript copy of a paper on Galls by C.V. Riley
Notes and Correspondence on Clerids, 1913-1918
Sketch: Tenebrio obscurus Fab.
Plates: Larva of Plectris aliena, Figures 1-2
Plates: Larva of Plectris aliena, Figures 1-12
Plates: Larva of Plectris aliena, Figures 13-18
Plates: Classification of Mylabridae Larva
Notes and correspondence, Larva of the Coleoptera
Miscellaneous plates (2 folders)
Plates, drawings, sketches
Miscellaneous plates and notes
Box 8
Printed plates from Larva of the Coleoptera
Box 9
Correspondence, 1920-1945
General
Ainslie, C. N.
Aldrich, J. M.
Alexander, Prof. Charles P.
Alsterlund, John
Alston, A. M.
Andrews, J. E.
Arrow, G. J.
Baker, A. C.
Balfour-Browne, John
Beerbower, Fred V.
Balduff, W. V.
Beed, Watson
Bequart, Jos.
Bernet Kempers, K. J. W.
Blackwell, R. M.
Blair, K. G.
Blake, I. H.
Bolderi, L.
Bourne, A. I.
Bradley, Dr. J. C.
Brown, Mary J.
Browne, F. B.
Bruner, S. C.
Buchby, L. C.
Burke, H. E.
Busck, A.
Carpentier, D. F.
Carriker, M. A., Jr.
Cattell, J. McKeen and Jaques
Chamberlain, K. F.
Chamberlin, T. R.
Champion, H. G.
Champlain, A. B.
Christie, J. R.
Clancy, Don W.
Cockerham, K. L.
Colcord, Mabel
Coles, R. E.
Collins, C. W.
Corbin, William L.
Crampton, G. C.
Crawford, H. G.
Cros, Dr. A.
Crosby, Dr. C. R.
Crossman, S. S.
Crumb, S. E.
Cummings, C. E.
Cushing, E. H.
Cutler, N. L.
Daggy, Tom
Dampf, A.
Davis, A. C.
Dean, G. A.
Box 10
Dela Torre-Bueno, J. R.
Denny, F. E.
Deverson, R.W.
D'Orchymont, A.
Dormeyer, Dr. Carl
Emerson, Alfred
Engelhardt, G. P.
Essig, E. O.
Falcoz, Louis
Felt, E. P.
Ferguson, W. C. and Ferguson, John
Fichter, E.
Flesner, Edna
Fletcher, F. C.
Folsom, J. W.
Forbes, W. T. M.
Frey, C. A.
Friend, R. B.
Frison, T. H.
Frost, S. W.
Fulton, B. B.
Gahan, C. J.
Gamble, J. T.
Glasgow, R. D.
Goff, C. C.
Graf, J. E.
Graham, S. A.
Grandi, Guido
Hadley, Dr. C. H.
Hambleton, Jas. I.
Hamilton, C. C.
Hammond, G. H.
Handford, R. H.
Hanover, H. I.
Hartzell, A.
Harwood, R. D.
Hatch, M. H.
Hawkins, J. H.
Headlee, T. J.
Henriksen, Kai L.
Henry, H. K.
Herrera, A. L.
Herrick, Glenn W.
Hill, C. C.
Hinds, W. E.
Hinman, H.
Hinnenkamp, F. B.
Hinton, H. E.
Hodge, C.
Hoerner, J. L.
Hofer, Geo.
Hoffman, William A.
Hopkins, A. D.
Hora, S. L.
Horn, Walther
Howard, L. O.
Hyslop, J. A.
Imms, A. S.
Isaac, P. O.
Isley, D.
Jacot, Arthur P.
Jensen, C. C.
Johannsen, O. A.
Johnston, H. G.
Jordan, G. C.
Jordan, K.
Karns, Carl E.
Kaston, B. J.
Kemner, N. A.
Kennedy, C. H.
Box 11
King, K. M.
Kisluik, Max
Klots, A. B.
Koch, Marie
Kuwayama, Satoru
Kyle, C. H.
Lapouge, G. de
Larrimer, W. H.
Larsen, C. S.
Larson, A. O.
Lefroy, H. M.
Leister, A. J.
Lemche, H.
Leonard, M. D.
LeVeque, N.
Liggett, H.
Lindroth, Carl H.
Loben Sels, Elizabeth Van
Loding, H. P.
Luke, M.
Lundbeck, Wm.
Lundblad, O. L.
Lutz, F. E.
McClure, K.
McConnell, H. S.
McNab, J. A.
Martorell, Luis F.
Mathers, W. G.
Maulik, S.
Meixner, J.
Menozzi, C.
Merrill, M. C.
Metcalf, C. L.
Middleton, William
Miller, W. C.
Mohr, Carl
Morrison, H.
Mortensen, T. G.
Moznette, G. F.
Needham, J. G.
Needham, P. R.
Nelson, J. A.
Newton
Macaloney, R. J.
MacAndrews, A. H.
MacGillivray, Dr. A.
Pack, H. J.
Parke, Davis & Co.
Parott, P. J.
Peterson, Nellie F.
Payne, Nellie M. C.
Pearse, A. S.
Peirson, H. B.
Person, H. L.
Petrakis, M. M.
Peyerimhoff, P. de
Pierce, W. D.
Pletsch, D. J.
Plumb, G. H.
Pruthi, H. S.
Pyle, Robert W.
Quaintance, A. L.
Richardson, W. A.
Rivney, E.
Rohwer, S. A.
Rosenberg, E.
Rymer-Roberts, A. W.
Saalas, U.
Salt, George
Sasscer, E. R.
Box 12
Satterthwait, A. F.
Savely, H. E.
Schaeffer, Dr. Charles F. A.
Schiffer, P.
Schmidt, Johs.
Schwardt, H. H.
Searls, E. M.
Segal, B.
Sherman, J. D., Jr.
Sharp & Dohme
Shelford, V. E
Shirck, F. H.
Shull, A. F.
Silvestri, F.
Sim, R. J.
Smyth, F. G.
Spain, Louis A.
Spieth, H.
Stamm, R. H.
Stein, Hilda A.
Stevenson, J. A.
Stiles, C. W.
Strouhal, H.
Struble, G. R.
Suensen, E.
Tanner, Vasco M.
Taylor, R. L.
Teichert, C.
Telford, H. S.
Tenenbaum, S.
Thomas, C. A.
Thompson, George A., Jr.
Thompson, W. R.
Tillyard, R. J.
Ting, P. C.
Tragardh, Ivar
Tuckerman, L. B.
Tullgren, A.
van Emden, Fritz
Voris, Ralph
Wade, Joe S.
Walton, W. R.
Weigel, C. A.
Weiss, H. B.
Wesenberg-Lund, Dr. C.
West, L. S.
Wetmore, Dr. A.
Wheeler, W. M. and E. W.
White, W. H. and Whitehead, W. E.
Wickham, H. F.
Wilder, Magel C.
Williams, F. X.
Windsor, M.
Winters, F. E.
Wodsedalek, J. E.
Wolcott, Geo. M.
Wood, M.
Woods, W. C.
Yeager, L. E.
Yuasa, Hachiro
Zwaluwenburg, R. H. van
Miscellaneous
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