HISTORICAL NOTE
Adam Giede Boving (1869-1957) was born in Denmark, where he served as Assistant
Curator of Entomology in the Zoological Museum, Copenhagen, from 1902 to 1913.
In 1913 he joined the staff of the Bureau of Entomology, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA). He was a specialist in the larvae of
Coleoptera. Boving was a Research Associate of the Smithsonian from 1939, and
he retired from the USDA in 1945. He was the author of a series of illustrated
descriptions on the early stages of Coleoptera.
DESCRIPTIVE ENTRY
These papers concern entomology, especially the early stages of insect
development and more particularly the larvae of Coleoptera. They include
extensive correspondence with J. P. Kryger, 1936-1939, and data on Kryger's
contributions to the national collection of insects. Other correspondence,
usually incoming with some draft copies of Boving's letters with a wide range
of professional acquaintances, concerns the acquisition and loan of specimens,
determinations, and evaluation of papers for publication. Much of the
correspondence is in Danish, German, and French. Also included is an
incomplete series of plates prepared for Boving's Synopsis of the
Coleoptera and Boving and Craighill's Larva of the Coleoptera.
Box 1 of 12
- J.P. Kryger to Boving, 1939
- J.P. Kryger to Boving on the European political situation, 1938
- J.P. Kryger to Boving on the European political situation, 1937
- J.P. Kryger to Boving on the European political situation, 1936
- J.P. Kryger to Boving, Letters and Lists, 1932-1936
- J.P. Kryger to Boving, Letters and Lists, 1937-1945
- Correspondence, 1910-1915
- Correspondence, 1916-1920
- Correspondence, 1921-1922
- Correspondence, 1923-1924
- Correspondence, 1925-1939
- Correspondence, 1940-1942
Box 2 of 12
- Correspondence, 1943-1945
- Applications for Grants, 1939
- Scientific Notes and Papers
- Unidentified or undated fragments
Plates prepared for Synopsis of the Coleoptera
- Plates 59-75 (17 folders)
Box 3 of 12
- Plates 76-77 (2 folders)
- Plates 80-81 (2 folders)
- Plates 83-84 (2 folders)
- Plates 87-90 (4 folders)
- Plate 92
- Plates 96-97 (2 folders)
- Plates 99-101 (3 folders)
- Plate 104
- Plate 106
- Plate 115
- Plate 119
Box 4 of 12
- Plates 120-123 (4 folders)
- Plate 125
Plates prepared for Larva of the Coleoptera
- Plate 2
- Plates II, IV, V
- Plates 5-7 (3 folders)
- Plates 10-20 (11 folders)
- Plates 26-30 (5 folders)
- Plates 32-40 (9 folders)
Box 5 of 12
- Plates 41-48
- Miscellaneous plates (11 folders)
Box 6 of 12
- Miscellaneous plates (4 folders)
- Plate 50
- Plates 52-54 (3 folders)
- Plate 56
- Plate 58
- Plate 79
- Plate 84
- Plate 87
- Plate 91
- Plates 107-108 (2 folders)
- Plates 110-111 (2 folders)
- Miscellaneous plates (3 folders)
Miscellaneous Plates and Notes
- Grub Tail Drawings, Miscellaneous Publication 226
- Notes and Sketches on Enoclerus, 1914-1915
Box 7 of 12
- Ashmead's typescript copy of a paper on Galls by C.V. Riley
- Notes and Correspondence on Clerids, 1913-1918
- Sketch: Tenebrio obscurus Fab.
- Plates: Larva of Plectris aliena, Figures 1-2
- Plates: Larva of Plectris aliena, Figures 1-12
- Plates: Larva of Plectris aliena, Figures 13-18
- Plates: Classification of Mylabridae Larva
- Notes and correspondence, Larva of the Coleoptera
- Miscellaneous plates (2 folders)
- Plates, drawings, sketches
- Miscellaneous plates and notes
Box 8 of 12
- Printed plates from Larva of the Coleoptera
Box 9 of 12
Correspondence, 1920-1945
- General
- Ainslie, C.N.
- Aldrich, J.M.
- Alexander, Prof. Charles P.
- Alsterlund, John
- Alston, A.M.
- Andrews, J.E.
- Arrow, G.J.
- Baker, A.C.
- Balfour-Browne, John
- Beerbower, Fred V.
- Balduff, W.V.
- Beed, Watson
- Bequart, Jos.
- Bernet Kempers, K.J.W.
- Blackwell, R.M.
- Blair, K.G.
- Blake, I.H.
- Bolderi, L.
- Bourne, A.I.
- Bradley, Dr. J.C.
- Brown, Mary J.
- Browne, F.B.
- Bruner, S.C.
- Buchby, L.C.
- Burke, H.E.
- Busck, A.
- Carpentier, D.F.
- Carriker, M.A., Jr.
- Cattell, J. McKeen and Jaques
- Chamberlain, K.F.
- Chamberlin, T.R.
- Champion, H.G.
- Champlain, A.B.
- Christie, J.R.
- Clancy, Don W.
- Cockerham, K.L.
- Colcord, Mabel
- Coles, R.E.
- Collins, C.W.
- Corbin, William L.
- Crampton, G.C.
- Crawford, H.G.
- Cros, Dr. A.
- Crosby, Dr. C.R.
- Crossman, S.S.
- Crumb, S.E.
- Cummings, C.E.
- Cushing, E.H.
- Cutler, N.L.
- Daggy, Tom
- Dampf, A.
- Davis, A.C.
- Dean, G.A.
Box 10 of 12
- Dela Torre-Bueno, J.R.
- Denny, F.E.
- Deverson, R.W.
- D'Orchymont, A.
- Dormeyer, Dr. Carl
- Emerson, Alfred
- Engelhardt, G.P.
- Essig, E.O.
- Falcoz, Louis
- Felt, E.P.
- Ferguson, W.C. and Ferguson, John
- Fichter, E.
- Flesner, Edna
- Fletcher, F.C.
- Folsom, J.W.
- Forbes, W.T.M.
- Frey, C.A.
- Friend, R.B.
- Frison, T.H.
- Frost, S.W.
- Fulton, B.B.
- Gahan, C.J.
- Gamble, J.T.
- Glasgow, R.D.
- Goff, C.C.
- Graf, J.E.
- Graham, S.A.
- Grandi, Guido
- Hadley, Dr. C.H.
- Hambleton, Jas. I.
- Hamilton, C.C.
- Hammond, G.H.
- Handford, R.H.
- Hanover, H.I.
- Hartzell, A.
- Harwood, R.D.
- Hatch, M.H.
- Hawkins, J.H.
- Headlee, T.J.
- Henriksen, Kai L.
- Henry, H.K.
- Herrera, A.L.
- Herrick, Glenn W.
- Hill, C.C.
- Hinds, W.E.
- Hinman, H.
- Hinnenkamp, F.B.
- Hinton, H.E.
- Hodge, C.
- Hoerner, J.L.
- Hofer, Geo.
- Hoffman, William A.
- Hopkins, A.D.
- Hora, S.L.
- Horn, Walther
- Howard, L.O.
- Hyslop, J.A.
- Imms, A.S.
- Isaac, P.O.
- Isley, D.
- Jacot, Arthur P.
- Jensen, C.C.
- Johannsen, O.A.
- Johnston, H.G.
- Jordan, G.C.
- Jordan, K.
- Karns, Carl E.
- Kaston, B.J.
- Kemner, N.A.
- Kennedy, C.H.
Box 11 of 12
- King, K.M.
- Kisluik, Max
- Klots, A.B.
- Koch, Marie
- Kuwayama, Satoru
- Kyle, C.H.
- Lapouge, G. de
- Larrimer, W.H.
- Larsen, C.S.
- Larson, A.O.
- Lefroy, H.M.
- Leister, A.J.
- Lemche, H.
- Leonard, M.D.
- LeVeque, N.
- Liggett, H.
- Lindroth, Carl H.
- Loben Sels, Elizabeth Van
- Loding, H.P.
- Luke, M.
- Lundbeck, Wm.
- Lundblad, O.L.
- Lutz, F.E.
- McClure, K.
- McConnell, H.S.
- McNab, J.A.
- Martorell, Luis F.
- Mathers, W.G.
- Maulik, S.
- Meixner, J.
- Menozzi, C.
- Merrill, M.C.
- Metcalf, C.L.
- Middleton, Wm.
- Miller, W.C.
- Mohr, Carl
- Morrison, H.
- Mortensen, T.G.
- Moznette, G.F.
- Needham, J.G.
- Needham, P.R.
- Nelson, J.A.
- Newton
- Macaloney, R.J.
- MacAndrews, A.H.
- MacGillivray, Dr. A.
- Pack, H.J.
- Parke, Davis & Co.
- Parott, P.J.
- Peterson, Nellie F.
- Payne, Nellie M.C.
- Pearse, A.S.
- Peirson, H.B.
- Person, H.L.
- Petrakis, M.M.
- Peyerimhoff, P. de
- Pierce, W.D.
- Pletsch, D.J.
- Plumb, G.H.
- Pruthi, H.S.
- Pyle, Robert W.
- Quaintance, A.L.
- Richardson, W.A.
- Rivney, E.
- Rohwer, S.A.
- Rosenberg, E.
- Rymer-Roberts, A.W.
- Saalas, U.
- Salt. Geo.
- Sasscer, E.R.
Box 12 of 12
- Satterthwait, A.F.
- Savely, H.E.
- Schaeffer, Dr. Ch. F.A.
- Schiffer, P.
- Schmidt, Johs.
- Schwardt, H.H.
- Searls, E.M.
- Segal, B.
- Sherman, J.D., Jr.
- Sharp & Dohme
- Shelford, V.E
- Shirck, F.H.
- Shull, A.F.
- Silvestri, F.
- Sim, R.J.
- Smyth, F.G.
- Spain, Louis A.
- Spieth, H.
- Stamm, R.H.
- Stein, Hilda A.
- Stevenson, J.A.
- Stiles, C.W.
- Strouhal, H.
- Struble, G.R.
- Suensen, E.
- Tanner, Vasco M.
- Taylor, R.L.
- Teichert, C.
- Telford, H.S.
- Tenenbaum, S.
- Thomas, C.A.
- Thompson, Geo. A., Jr.
- Thompson, W.R.
- Tillyard, R.J.
- Ting, P.C.
- Tragardh, Ivar
- Tuckerman, L.B.
- Tullgren, A.
- van Emden, Fritz
- Voris, Ralph
- Wade, Joe S.
- Walton, W.R.
- Weigel, C.A.
- Weiss, H.B.
- Wesenberg-Lund, Dr. C.
- West, L.S.
- Wetmore, Dr. A.
- Wheeler, W.M. and E.W.
- White, W.H. and Whitehead, W.E.
- Wickham, H.F.
- Wilder, Magel C.
- Williams, F.X.
- Windsor, M.
- Winters, F.E.
- Wodsedalek, J.E.
- Wolcott, Geo. M.
- Wood, M.
- Woods, W.C.
- Yeager, L.E.
- Yuasa, Hachiro
- Zwaluwenburg, R.H. van
- Miscellaneous
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