Woodruff, Robert E., 3 of 3, 1954 - 1978

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Abstract

Correspondence documents communications between O. L. Cartwright and Robert E. Woodruff. Correspondence was written during Woodruff's employment with the State Plant Board of Florida and Ohio State Museum, Department of Natural History and covers 1954 - 1961. It discusses specimen requests, determinations, shipments, publications, and professional discussions. There are several letters that relate to specimen collecting in Florida. They impart information about collecting locations, quantity collected over a period of time, and collecting method (e.g. letter from June 30, 1959 discussing collecting of Phyllophaga at residence in Miami).

Date Range

1954-1961

Start Date

1954

End Date

1961

Access Information

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Topic

Entomology

Place

  • United States
  • Ohio
  • Florida

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Correspondence

Accession #

SIA RU007338

Collection name

Oscar L. Cartwright Papers, 1929-1979 and undated

Physical Description

1 folder

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 10 Folder 2