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Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 82-076
Knight, Harry H.
Harry H. Knight Papers, circa 1910-1950
Historical Note
Harry Hazelton Knight (1889-1976) was a well-known teacher of entomology and was recognized world-wide as a leading taxonomist. He amassed a large collection of insects, mostly from North America. His primary area of research was the North American plant bugs (order Hemiptera, family Miridae).
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This accession consists mostly of Knight's correspondence, and includes photographs, diaries, diplomas, and an audiotape.
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 82-076, Harry H. Knight Papers