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SIA RU007121, Ball, E. D (Elmer Darwin) 1870-1943, Elmer Darwin Ball Papers, 1915-1938
Summary
- Creator:
- Ball, E. D (Elmer Darwin) 1870-1943
- Title:
- Elmer Darwin Ball Papers, 1915-1938
- Dates:
- 1915, 1915-1938
- Notes:
- Elmer Darwin Ball (1870-1943) was born in Vermont. After attending Iowa State College and Ohio State University, Ball became Dean of the Utah Agricultural College in 1907. In 1916, he became State Entomologist of Wisconsin and in 1918 joined the faculty of Iowa State University. While on leave from Iowa State, Ball served as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture in 1920 and 1921. He left Iowa State in 1921 to serve as Director of Scientific Work in the Department of Agriculture and held that position until 1925. While at the Department, he organized the Graduate School and served as its Director. From 1925 to 1928, Ball was in charge of an investigation of celery pests for the Florida State Plant Board. In 1928 he joined the University of Arizona as Dean of the College of Agriculture and later served as Professor of Zoology and Economic Entomologist
- Summary:
- These papers include correspondence between Elmer Darwin Ball and his colleagues including requests for specimen identification or specimen exchange for the 1920s and 1930s; requests for Ball's evaluation of papers about to be published; voluminous correspondence between Ball and Dwight Moore DeLong concerning their joint Thamnotettix project; and personal correspondence and professional gossip
- Restrictions:
- Use of this record unit requires prior arrangement with the Archives staff
- Topic:
- Entomology
- Subject:
- DeLong, Dwight Moore 1892-
- Form/Genre:
- Collection descriptions, Mixed archival materials
- Local Number:
- SIA RU007121
Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Table of Contents
Record Unit 7121
Ball, Elmer Darwin, 1870-1943
Elmer Darwin Ball Papers, 1915-1938
Collection Overview | |
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Ball, Elmer Darwin, 1870-1943 |
| Title: | Elmer Darwin Ball Papers |
| Dates: | 1915-1938 |
| Quantity: | 0.7 linear meter. |
| Collection: | Record Unit 7121 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
Historical Note
Elmer Darwin Ball (1870-1943) was born in Vermont. After attending Iowa State College and Ohio State University, Ball became Dean of the Utah Agricultural College in 1907. In 1916, he became State Entomologist of Wisconsin and in 1918 joined the faculty of Iowa State University. While on leave from Iowa State, Ball served as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture in 1920 and 1921. He left Iowa State in 1921 to serve as Director of Scientific Work in the Department of Agriculture and held that position until 1925. While at the Department, he organized the Graduate School and served as its Director. From 1925 to 1928, Ball was in charge of an investigation of celery pests for the Florida State Plant Board. In 1928 he joined the University of Arizona as Dean of the College of Agriculture and later served as Professor of Zoology and Economic Entomologist.
Introduction
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
Descriptive Entry
These papers include correspondence between Elmer Darwin Ball and his colleagues including requests for specimen identification or specimen exchange for the 1920s and 1930s; requests for Ball's evaluation of papers about to be published; voluminous correspondence between Ball and Dwight Moore DeLong concerning their joint Thamnotettix project; and personal correspondence and professional gossip.
Index Terms
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Subject
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7121, Ball, Elmer Darwin, 1870-1943, Elmer Darwin Ball Papers
Container List
Series 1
ELMER DARWIN BALL CORRESPONDENCE, 1914-1938.Box 1
A, includes:
Aldrick, J. M.
Annand, P. N.
B, includes:
Ball, Antoine
Banks, Nathan
Beamer, Raymond Hill (3 folders)
Boyer, Dorothy A.
Bradley, James Chester
Brittain, William Harold
Bullock, D. S.
Buys, John L.
C, includes:
Campbell, Roy Elliot
Carsner, Eubanks
Carter, Walter
China, W. E.
Cook, Melville Thurston
Coons, George Herbert
Crumb, S. E.
D, includes:
Davis, Edgar W. (2 folders)
Davis, William Thompson (2 folders)
Box 2
DeLong, Dwight Moore (3 folders)
Dobroscky, Irene Dorothy
Doering, Kathleen Claire
Dorst, Howard Earl
Downes, W.
Dozier, Herbert Lawrence
Drake, Carl John (2 folders)
E, includes:
Evans, J. Harwood
Eyer, John Robert
F, includes:
Felt, Ephriam Porter
Fenton, Frederick Azel
Fernald, Henry Torsey
Fletcher, R. K.
Fox, David E.
Fracker, Stanley Black
Frison, Theodore Henry
Funkhouser, William Delbert
G, includes:
Gerhard, William Josiah
Gibson, Edmund Harrison
Gillette, Clarence Preston
Goding, Frederic Webster
Graf, John Enos
H, includes:
Harris, Halley Marion
Howard, Leland Ossian
Huard, V. A.
Hyslop, James Augustus
J, includes:
K, includes:
Knight, Henry Hazelton (2 folders)
Knuell, Josef Nissley
Box 3
Kornhauser, S. I.
Lawson, Paul Bowen (3 folders)
Leonard, Mortimer Demarest
Lindsay, Dale R.
M, includes:
McAtle, Waldo Lee
Metcalf, Zeno Payne
Mickel, Clarence Eugene
Muir, Fred
Mumford, Edward Philpot
N, includes:
Olsen, Chris E.
Oman, Paul W. (3 folders)
Osborn, Herbert (2 folders)
Osburn, Raymond C.
Ouillet, Joseph
P, includes:
Penner, Lawrence Raymond
Pepper, John Oscar
Plummer, Charles Carlton
Poos, Frederick W.
Pruthi, Hem Singh
Ravenal, W. deC.
Ruggles, G.
S, includes:
Sanders, James Glossbrenner
Box 4
Sleesman, Jay Peterson
Stone, William Ellis
Swain, Ralph Brownlee
T, includes:
Van Duzee, E. D. (3 folders)
W, includes:
Woodruff, Lewis B.
Yothers, Merrill Arthur
Z, includes:
Series 2
NOTES.Box 4
Osborn and Ball-Cicadellidae
Osborn and Ball-Homoptera in Iowa State College
Idioceries (2 folders)
Melangaster etc.
Idiodorus
Thamnotettix
New Species of Chlorotettix with Notes on Others
Drarculacephals, Walker types, axphrophora drawings
Series 3
MISCELLANEOUS NOTESBox 5
A-B
C-D
E-F
G-H
M-N
O-R
S
T-V
W-Z
- Finding Aid encoded on: 7-11-2011
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