Summary

Creator:

Anderson, William Henry 1908-

Title:

William Henry Anderson Papers, 1938-1957

Dates:

1938, 1938-1957

Notes:

William Henry Anderson (1908-1997), an entomologist, was educated at the University of Maryland where he received the Ph.D. degree in 1936. That same year he joined the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as a Field Assistant with the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. He was promoted to Assistant Entomologist in 1937, and Entomologist in 1939. In 1960, Anderson was appointed Chief of the Insect Identification and Parasite Introduction Research Branch, USDA. He remained in the position until his retirement in 1967. Anderson was a specialist on the larvae of Coleoptera

Summary:

This collection consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence documenting Anderson's research on coleopterous larvae. Most of the letters concern the identification of specimens

Topic:

Entomology

Subjects:

Anderson, William Henry 1908-, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine (USDA), United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine

Form/Genre:

Mixed archival materials, Collection descriptions

Local Number:

SIA RU007367

Physical Description:

0.1 linear meter