Reference Request
Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 14-265
Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit
Website Records, 2014
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the website of the Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU) as it existed on July 7, 2014. The WRBU performs collections management activities for the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Department of Entomology mosquito collection, comprising over 1.5 million specimens. The WRBU also provides assistance to staff and researchers in locating and examining specimens. In addition, the WRBU maintains a molecular entomology laboratory within the Smithsonian Institution, Museum Support Center. The website includes information about the unit, its research, and the services it provides. Materials are in electronic format.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Entomology
- Smithsonian Institution. Museum Support Center
Subject
- Museums -- Collection management
- Museums -- Public relations
- Natural history museums
- Web sites
- Insects -- Molecular aspects
- Mosquitoes
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 14-265, Website Records