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SIA Acc. 95-141, Allen, Harry W (Harry Willis) 1892-, Harry W. Allen Papers, c. 1932-1974

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Summary

Creator:
Allen, Harry W (Harry Willis) 1892-
Title:
Harry W. Allen Papers, c. 1932-1974
Dates:
1932, 1932-1974, c 1932-1974
Summary:
Harry W. Allen (1892-1981), an entomologist, spent most of his professional career with the United Sates Department of Agriculture. He was recognized as an authority on the wasp family, Tiphiidae. Allen donated many insect specimens to the National Museum of Natural History. These papers document Allen's research on Tiphiidae and include correspondence with colleagues concerning the identification of specimens, publications, and other matters; notes; and manuscripts of papers
Topics:
Entomology, Tiphiidae, Wasps
Subjects:
Allen, Harry W (Harry Willis) 1892-, National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
Form/Genre:
Collection descriptions, Manuscripts
Local Number:
SIA Acc. 95-141

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

Accession 95-141

Allen, Harry W, (Harry Willis), 1892-

Harry W. Allen Papers, circa 1932-1974

Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator: Allen, Harry W, (Harry Willis), 1892-
Title: Harry W. Allen Papers
Dates: circa 1932-1974
Quantity: 1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Collection: Accession 95-141
Language of Materials: English

Descriptive Entry

Harry W. Allen (1892-1981), an entomologist, spent most of his professional career with the United Sates Department of Agriculture. He was recognized as an authority on the wasp family Tiphiidae. Allen donated many insect specimens to the National Museum of Natural History. These papers document Allen's research on Tiphiidae and include correspondence with colleagues concerning the identification of specimens, publications, and other matters; notes; and manuscripts of papers.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 95-141, Allen, Harry W, (Harry Willis), 1892-, Harry W. Allen Papers

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Container List

Box 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, Miscellaneous A to G

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, Miscellaneous H to Z

Box 1 of 1

Miscellaneous Taxonomy

Box 1 of 1

Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1962

Box 1 of 1

Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1967

Box 1 of 1

Letters, 1975

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia

Box 1 of 1

Aldrich, J. M., Taxonomy

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, American Museum of Natural History

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, J. G. Betrem

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, British Museum of Natural history

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, California Academy of Sciences

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, California Department of Agriculture

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, University of California, Berkeley

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, University of California, Davis

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, University of California, Riverside

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, Canadian Entomology Research Institute

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, Cornell University

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, Dreisbach, Mr. R. R.

Box 1 of 1

Hall, D. G., Taxonomy

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, Illinois Natural History Survey

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, Japanese Beetle Project

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, Kansas State University

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, University of Kansas

Box 1 of 1

Kennedy, C. H., Taxonomy

Box 1 of 1

King, J. L.

Box 1 of 1

Morrison, Harold, Taxonomy

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, Museum National d'Histoire, Paris

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, Museum of comparative zoology

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, National Museum Natural History, 1928-1953 (culled)

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, National Museum Natural History, 1961-1964 (culled)

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, National Museum Natural History, 1965-1966

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, National Museum Natural History, 1967-1968

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, National Museum Natural History, 1969-1970

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, National Museum Natural History, 1971-1972

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, National Museum Natural History, 1973-1974

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence, National Science Foundation, 1963-1971

Box 1 of 1

Reports, National Science Foundation

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, Ohio State University

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, Oregon State University

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, Oxford University

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, Rijksmuseum V. Naturlijke Historie

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, Townes, Henry

Box 1 of 1

Van der Vecht, Dr. J.

Box 1 of 1

A. Willink, Tucuman, Argentina

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, Zoologisches Museum, Berlin

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence Tiphiidae, Address List

Box 1 of 1

Reviewing for Transactions, American Entomological Society

Box 1 of 1

Thompson, F.C. and Mathis, W. N., 1980, Haliday's Generic Names of Diptera first published in Curtis' A Guide to British Insects (1837)

Box 1 of 1

Allen, Indian Tiphia Ms.

Box 1 of 1

Original notes on types of tiphiinae in British museums

Box 1 of 1

Original notes made at the British Museum

Box 1 of 1

Manuscript on Asiatic Wasps of the Genus Tiphia by H. W. Allen and H. A. Jaynes

Box 1 of 1

North and South American Tiphiinae, Redescriptions from types

Box 1 of 1

Types of Tiphia, redescribed by Allen, 1966

Box 1 of 1

Preliminary Manuscript on Tiphia of Western North America, Part II

Box 1 of 1

Parasites of the Oriental Fruit Meth in the Eastern United States, by H. W. Allen (manuscript)

Box 1 of 1

Manuscript of the Genus Tiphia of the Indian Subcontinent by H. W. Allen

Box 1 of 1

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