Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Record Unit 427
National Museum of Natural History. Division of Lepidoptera
Records, 1963-1990, with related records from 1942
Collection Overview
| General Information About This Collection | |
|---|---|
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
| Creator: | National Museum of Natural History. Division of Lepidoptera |
| Title: | Records |
| Dates: | 1963-1990, with related records from 1942 |
| Quantity: | 7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes) |
| Collection: | Record Unit 427 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
| Summary: | Curators represented by these records include William D. Field, Associate Curator, 1947-1975, and Curator, 1976-1980; John Frederick Gates Clarke, Curator, 1954-1963, Chairman, 1963-1965, Senior Entomologist, 1965-1975, and Research Associate, 1976-1990; Donald R. Davis, Associate Curator, 1961-1964, and Curator, 1964- ; and W. Donald Duckworth, Associate Curator, 1962-1974, and Curator, 1974-1984. These records consist of professional correspondence and administrative files documenting the activities and research of the Division of Lepidoptera. The correspondence for the most part concerns the loan, acquisition, identification, and distribution of insect specimens. A small amount of the correspondence dates to before the 1963 establishment of the Department of Entomology; the earliest letter is dated 1942. This early correspondence comes from either the Department's predecessor, the Division of Insects, or from lepidopterists working for the United States Department of Agriculture within the United States National Museum. The administrative records include files describing various private collections of Lepidoptera specimens, reading lists and information sheets for amateur entomologists, memoranda and correspondence, and statistical information about the Division's specimen collection. |
Descriptive Entry
These records consist of professional correspondence and administrative files documenting the activities and research of the Division of Lepidoptera. The correspondence for the most part concerns the loan, acquisition, identification, and distribution of insect specimens. A small amount of the correspondence dates to before the 1963 establishment of the Department of Entomology; the earliest letter is dated 1942. This early correspondence comes from either the Department's predecessor, the Division of Insects, or from lepidopterists working for the United States Department of Agriculture within the United States National Museum.
The administrative records include files describing various private collections of Lepidoptera specimens, reading lists and information sheets for amateur entomologists, memoranda and correspondence, and statistical information about the Division's specimen collection.
Index Terms
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Name
- Clarke, J. F. Gates (John Frederick Gates), 1905-1990
- Davis, Donald R. (Donald Ray)
- Duckworth, W. Donald
- Field, William D., 1914-1992
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Entomology
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Neuropteroids and Diptera
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Lepidoptera and Diptera
- United States National Museum. Division of Insects
- United States. Department of Agriculture
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 427, National Museum of Natural History. Division of Lepidoptera, Records
Container List
Box 1
A, General Correspondence
Ackery, P. P.
Addressograph-Multi-Graph
Adams, Sally
Adams, Ray
Aellen, V.
Aggundey, I.
Agenjo, Ramon
Aiello, Annette
Alcasid, Godofredo L.
Alexander, Chas. P.
Allen Press
Allwood, A. J.
Allyn, Arthur C.
Amsel, H. G.
Anderson, Lauren D.
Anderson, Wm. A.
Anderson, Hugo
Antonelli, Arthur L.
Arawak
Artic Institute of North America
Arnaud, Paul H.
Arnett, Ross H., Jr.
Arnold, R. A.
Aronheim, Robert
Arora, G. A.
Arthington, Angela H.
Artigas, Jorge C.
Atkins, E. Lawrence
Atkinson, Thomas H.
Attyeo, Warren T.
B, General Correspondence (2 folders)
Baggett, Dave
Baker, James H.
Baronowski, R. M.
Barborak, James R.
Barr, William F.
Bauman, Richard W.
Bayer, Lutz J.
Beardsley, John W.
Becker, Vitor Osmar
Belicek, Joseph
Belkin, John N.
Belwood, Jacqueline J.
Bennett, Fred D.
Benz, G.
Bertg, C. D.
Bernard, C. G.
Bernice P. Bishop Museum
Betz, Jean T.
Beutelspacher, Carlos R.
Biezanko, C. M.
Black, Jeffrey H.
Blackwelder, Richard E.
Blanchard A.
Bleszynski, S.
Bodri, Michael
Bok, Derek C.
Boltin, Lee
Bond, Mary
Booth, J.
Borgmeter, T.
Bourgogne, J.
Bourquin, Fernando
Bowers, Diane M.
Boyd, Howard P. (Editor of Entomology News)
Bradley, John D.
Braun, Annette F.
Bray, Dale F.
Brewer, Jo.
Brinck, Per
Brodzinsky, Jake
Brooks, Robert W.
Brou, Vernon
Brower, E. A.
Brown, F. Martin
Brown, Keith S., Jr.
Brown, Richard L.
Brown, William L.
Bruha, Don
Brundin, Lars
Buckett, John S.
Bueno Soria, Sr., Joaquin
Burdick, D.
Burgos, Jose A.
Burman, Jose
Burnett, P. G.
Burns, John M.
Burt, DeVere
Bustillo, Miguel R. Gomez
Burton, John
Butler, Linda
Bushnell, E. K.
Byers, George W.
Cadiou, Jean M.
Capuse, Iosif
Cameron, R. Scott
Box 2
Campos, L. E.
Camousseight, Apiel
Camwil Inc.
Carcasson, R. H.
Carnegie, A. J. M.
Casal, Osvaldo H.
Cashatt, E. D.
Catala, Rene
Catchside, B. R.
Cekalovic, Thomas
Chacon, Patricia C.
Challinor, David
Chang, Yu Cheng
Chalumeau, Fortune
Channell, R. B.
Chapin, Joan B.
Chapman, Philip
Chauvin, G.
Chelius, Luke F.
Chew, F.
Chiv, Sally Shui-Chen
Chow, Shen-Hwa Lin-
Chvala, Milan
Claflin, Susan
Clarke, Sir Cyril
Clarke, J. F. Gates
Classey, E. W.
Claussen, Philip J.
Clench, Harry K
Clifton, M. P.
Common, Ian F. B.
Connor, Edward F.
Cornell, Jim F.
Corner, George W.
Cornes, M. A.
Correa, M. Saavedra
Cortes, Raul
Corvette, Kathryn B.
Cosmos Club
Coutsis, John G.
Covel, C. V., Jr.
Cowan, Mary F.
Crosskey, Roger W.
Cruttwell, Rachel
Cruz E, Claudio G.
Cunningham, Hugh
D, General Correspondence
Darlington, J.
D'Ascoli, Alfredo
Das Gupta, S. K.
Da Silva, Pe. Romeu/Ferreira
Davies, Thomas S
Davis, Don R.
Davis, Don W.
Davis, Lloyd E., Jr.
Dekle, G. W.
Delfinado, M. D.
Deonier, Dick L.
Deeming, J. C.
De Jesus Marcana F. Eugenio
De Jong, R.
De la Torre, Salvador L.
Del Barco, Gustavo
De Lattin, G.
D'Entreves, P. Passerin
Delobel, A.
Deschka, Gerfried
De Zayas, Ing. F.
De Souza Lopes, Hugo
Diakonoff, A.
Diatloff, G.
Dickson, C. G. C.
Dierl, Wolfgang
Dietz, Robt, IV
Dimock, Thomas
Dobrotworsky, N. V.
Dodge, H. Rodney
Dominick, Richard B.
Donahue, Julian
Doncaster, J. P.
Dornfeld, Ernst John
Dos Passos, Cyril F.
Douwes, Per
Dow, Linwood C.
Downes, J. A.
Downes, W. L., Jr.
Downey, John C.
Doyen, John T.
Dressler. R. L.
Duckworth, Donald
Dugdale, J. S.
Dunn, Curtis
Dunning, Dorothy C.
Dybas, Henry
E, General Correspondence
Easteria, David A.
Eberhard, William G.
Edmunds, George
Eff, J. Donald
Eichlin, Thomas D.
Elliott, B. Charles
Ellis, Roy A.
Embassies, foreign
Emsley, Michael G.
Enders, Frank
Entomology Society of Washington
Erber, D.
Erikson, Clyde
Erwin, Terry L.
Evans, Howard E.
Evans, E.
Evers, Carlos
Eyer, John R.
F, General Correspondence
Faeth, Stan
Fairchild, G. B.
Fales, John H.
Fall, Richard
Farr, Thomas H.
Fasoranti, Joshua O.
Ferguson, Douglas C.
Ferris, Clifford D.
Field, William D.
Box 3
Fincham, Allan
Fisher, T. W.
Fitzgerald, Terrence D.
Fleetwood, Raymond J.
Flaming, R. C.
Flint, Oliver S., Jr.
Foots, B. A.
Force, Rowland
Forster, Walter
Fosberg, Raymond F.
Frack, Donald, C.
Frank, J.
Franclemont, John G.
Frauca, Harry
Frechin, Don
Freegood, Lillian
Freeman, Hugh A.
Freeman, Paul
Freund, F. R.
Freytag, Paul H.
Friedlander, Tim
Frost, S. W.
Fujii, Jack K.
Fujioka, Tomoo
Fulton, MacDonald
G, General Correspondence
Gaedike, Reinhard
Gagne, Raymond J.
Gambino, Parker
Gapasin, Dely
Gan Yun-xing
Gara, Robert
Gardner, James
Gaskin, David E.
Gatrelle, Ronald R.
Gaud, Silverio Medina
Geertsema, H.
Geigle, Ralph C.
Gentner, L. G.
Georgescu, M
Germann, Marty
Ghiradella, H.
Gibbs, G. W.
Gillaspy, James E.
Gillespie, Janice M.
Glenn, Murray O.
Godrey, George L.
Gold, Allan M.
Gomez Bustillo, Miguel R.
Goode, Dennis
Gozmany, L.
Graham, George Speirs
Grant, Harold J.
Grayum, Michael H.
Green, Deborah S.
Grey, L. Paul
Gressitt, J. L.
Gundy, Samuel
Gustavsson, Bert
Gyi, Ko Ko
H, General Correspondence (2 folders)
Habeck, D. H.
Halpin, Libby
Hanson, Allan
Hanneman, H. J.
Hardin, Thomas M.
Hardwick, D. F.
Hardy, D. Elmo
Harmston, Fred C.
Harris, Don R.
Harrison, T.
Hartig, Conte Fred
Hasbrouck, F. F.
Hashimoto, H.
Hatch, Melville
Hatchenschwiller, P.
Hayward, Kenneth J.
Hayes, Alan
Heath, John
Hedges, Frank R.
Hedlin, A. F.
Heitzman, Richard
Heitzman, Roger
Henne, Christofer
Heppner, John B.
Herrera, Jose
Hessel, Sidney A.
Hessinger, Linda C.
Hickman, Michael M.
Higa, Carol N.
Hileman, Douglas
Hillman, Chris
Hinton, H. E.
Hirashima, Yoshihiro
Hogue, Charles L.
Holloway, J. D.
Holoyda, John
Hoogstraal, Harry
Horak, Marianne
Houghton Mifflin Co.
Howard, Richard A.
Howarth, Francis G.
Howarth, T. G.
Howe, William H.
Hull, Frank M.
Hungate, J. P.
Hurd, Paul D., Jr.
Hutson, A. M.
Hyatt, John A.
I, General Correspondence
Inoue, Hiroshi
Box 4
Institute of Arctic Biology
Irwin, Michael E.
Iselin, William A.
Issiki, Syuti
J, General Correspondence
Jackh, Eberhard
Jacobs, S. N. A.
James, Maurice T.
Jansa, A. J. T.
Jansen, Daniel H.
Jeanne, Robert L.
Jewett, Stanley G.
Jobe, J. B.
Johansson, Roland
Johnson, Kurt
Jorgensen, Clive D.
Jumalon, Julian N.
Jump, Peter
K, General Correspondence
Karsholt, Ole
Karunaratne, P. B.
Kasy, F.
Kavanaugh, David H.
Kautz, Lynford E.
Kawabe, Atsushi
Keegan, Lt. Col. Hugh
Kendall, Roy O.
Kerr, S. H.
Kesselring, Jorge
Kiel, Warren J.
Kim, Ke Chung
Kimball, Charles P.
Kimmins, D. E.
Kitto, Sherry L.
Klimesch, J.
Klots, Alexander B.
Knight, Kenneth L.
Knudson, Edward C.
Knutson, Herbert
Knutson, Lloyd V.
Komai, Furumi
Kristensen, N. P.
Krivda, Walter
Kritsch, Doug.
Krombein, Karl V.
Kugler, J.
Kulman, H. M.
Kumata, Tosio
Kuschel, Guillermo
Kuznetzov, V. I.
L, General Correspondence
Lafontaine, J. Donald
Lai, Ming-Jou
Lamas M., Gerardo
Lane, John
Lane, Merton C.
Lane, Robert A.
Larew, Hiram
Larson, Russel E.
Lattin, John D.
Lau, Alfred B.
Lawrence, John F.
Leakey, Richard E.
Lee, Lawrence H. Y.
Leech, Hugh B.
Leeuw, Irwin
Lehman, Robert D.
Lejeune, Maurice
Leleup, N.
Leuschner, Ron
Lewvanich, Angoon
Lewis, Jack
Lewis, Standley
Liebhold, Andrew
Lin, S. C.
Lindsay, G. W.
Link, Dionisio
Lopez, Guillermo
Lorenz, Herr Richard
Lounibos, Phil
Lowrie, Donald
Ludtke, Alvin
Lundgren, Milford
Lucas, Vincent P.
M, General Correspondence
Maa, T. C.
McFarland, N.
MacQuitty, Miranda
McAlpine, David K.
McAlpine, Wilbur S.
McCabe, Tim L.
McFadden, Max W.
McGuffin, W. C.
McKee, Daniel
McWilliam, Andrew
McWilliams, E. L.
Maddison, Peter
Madenjian, Jim
Maier, Chris T.
Maldonado Capriles, J.
Mani, M. S.
Manley, Lt. Col. W. B. L.
Mann, John
Mannheims, B.
Manning, James H.
Manser, Peter D.
Marshall, A. T.
Marshall, Byron C.
Marston, Norman
Martin, Lloyd M.
Martorell, Luis F.
Masters, John H.
Mather, Bryant
Mathen, Patricia
Mathew, George
Mathews, Eric G.
Mattingly, Peter
Maw, M. G.
Mead, Frank W.
Medina, Silverio
Medler, John T.
Mesnil, L. P.
Metzler, Eric C.
Mielke, Olaf H. H.
Mihkelson, J.
Milbank, Vira O.
Miles, Nancy Jo
Miller, J.
Box 5
Miller, Lee D.
Miller, Scott E.
Miller, William E.
Mitchell, Robert W.
Moldenke, Andrew R.
Moffitt, H. R.
Montgomery, Steve
Moodie, G. E. E.
Morales, Rodolfo
Moratorio, Mario S.
Moriuti, Sigeru
Morris, R. B.
Morse, A. Reynolds
Mound, L. A.
Musebeck, C. F. W.
Muhlenberg, Chas. H., Jr.
Muller, Hugh B.
Munroe, Eugene
Murdoch, Wallace P.
Musgrave, Carol A.
Muth, Dawson H.
Mutuura, Akira
N, General Correspondence
Nagle, Ray B.
Nakata, Setsuko
Navarrette, Rosa A.
Nauman, Clas M.
Nasu, Y.
Nakamura, Ichiro
Neal, Jack O.
Neal, John W., Jr.
Neidoefer, James R.
Nevada State Museum
Newcomer, E. J.
Nicolay, S. S.
Niculescu, Eugene V.
Nielsen, Lewis T.
Nielsen, M. C.
Nieman, William H.
Nishida, Kazumi
O, General Correspondence
Obraztsov, Vera N.
Okumura, George T.
Oku, Toshio
Olaifa, Julius I.
Oliver, Charles G.
Oman, Paul
Opler, Paul A.
Orsak, Larry J.
Ortiz Romeo, Rene
Ostdiek, John L.
Otte, Daniel
P, General Correspondence
Painter, R. H.
Pajni, H. R.
Parenti, U.
Parentoni, Rogerio
Parker, Bruce
Passoa, S.
Pasquel C., Allicin
Pastrana, Jose A.
Pauley, Gustav
Payne, Jerry A.
Peace Corps sample letters
Peacock, Daniel E.
Pechuman, L. L.
Peck, Stuart B.
Pena, Luis E.
Pereira, Lionel
Perez, Francisco L.
Perkins, Owen A.
Perkins, Philip
Perkins, Edwin M., Jr.
Perrin, R. M.
Peters, T. M.
Peters, W. L.
Petersen, Borge Denmark
Petersen, G. DDR - East Germany
Peterson, Alvah
Peterson, B. V.
Pfadt, R. E.
Phillip, Kenelm W.
Pike, Ted
Pilgrim, R. L. C.
Plath, Walter
Platt, Austin P.
Plauman, Fritz
Plomley, John
Pogue, Michael G.
Popescu-Gorj, Aurelian
Post, R. L.
Powell, Jerry A.
Powers, Jack
Pratt, J.
Price, Richard
Pyle, Robert
Q, General Correspondence
R, General Correspondence
Box 6
Radovsky, F.
Rae, K. M.
Rahn, Russel A.
Ramalingam, S.
Ramos, J. A.
Raven, Peter H.
Rawson, George W.
Rawson, Collaborator Statements, etc.
Razowski, J.
Reddell, Jas. R.
Reid, John A.
Reinthal, W. J.
Reisen, Wm. K.
Reissig, H.
Remington, Chas. L.
Rentz, David C.
Reydel, William
Ridout, B. V.
Reik, Edgar F.
Riley, N. D.
Riotte, J. C. E.
Rindge, F. H.
Ritcher, Paul O.
Roach, Wm. K.
Roback, Selwyn S.
Robert, J. H.
Roberts, Elliott
Robinson, Gaden S.
Robbins, Richard G.
Roesler, Ulrich R.
Roelofswaard, Rob
Roever, Killian
Rosenstiel, R. G.
Roth, Vincent
Rouse, E. Philip
Roy, S. M.
Royal Entomological Society of London
Rozen, J. G.
Rubio E, Edmundo
Rushin, Carol Jo
Rutilio, Jose Quesada
S, General Correspondence
Salto, Tosihisa
Sala, Frank P.
Samuelson, G. A.
Sanders, Darby J.
Sandin, Benedict
Sarawak Museum Director
Sargent, Theo D.
Sattler, Klaus
Schaber, Burton D.
Schaaf, Allan C.
Schmidt Nielsen, Ebbe
Schwartz, H.
Schwer, David Wm.
Scoble, M. J.
Scott, Frederick
Scott, James
Scott, Peter
Scudder, G. G. E.
Sedman, Yale S.
Selander, Richard
Selig, J. Daniel
Sevastopulo, D. G., F.R.E.S.
Shaffer, Jay C.
Shaffer, M.
Shapiro, Arthur M.
Shenefelt, Roy D.
Shepard, Jon H.
Shewell, G. E.
Shields, Oakley
Shillito, James F.
Shirozo, Takashi
Shuster, Robert O.
Sibatani, Atuhiro
Sieker, William E.
Silberglied, R. E.
Silva, Pedrito
Simons, J.
Skalski, A. W.
Small, Gordon
Snider, Edwin W., National Geographic Society
Snider, John M.
Sociedad Mexicana de Lepidopterologia, A. V.
Solis, Maria Alma
Solervicens A., Jaime
Soponis, Annelle R.
South African Spelaeological Association
Spackman, Everett W.
Spencer, O. D.
Spangler, P. J.
Spitzer, Karel
Srinivasan, N.
Start, A. N.
Steffan, W. A.
Stegmaier, Carl E., Jr.
Steinhauser, S. R.
Stehr, Fred W.
Stephens, Clyde S.
Steyskal, George C.
Stitt, Rob
Stone, Fred D.
Stoltzfus, W. Bryan
Strickland, Gayle
Svensson, Inguar
Syme, Paul D.
T, General Correspondence
Tamessar, M.
Tarmann, Gerhard
Telford, H. S.
Tenorio, JoAnn M.
Thakare, K. R.
Thangavelu, S.
Thien, Leonard B.
Thomas, William
Thompson, F. Christian
Thompson, Patrick H.
Thorne, Fred
Tindale, Norman B.
Tipton, Vernon J.
Tombes, Averett S.
Tremewan, W. G.
Triplehorn, Charles A.
Trowbridge, Jim
Tsugawa, Chikara
Tsukiyana, Hiroshi
Tuck, Robt. G., Jr.
Turner, John R. G.
Tuttle, Donald M.
Tuttle, Merlin D.
U, General Correspondence
Ueda, K.
Ulrich, Gary W.
US Army Topographic Com. Corps of Engineers
US Post Office
Universities: University of Hawaii Press
Hong Kong, University of
Michigan, University of
V, General Correspondence
Vallins, F. T.
Vane-Wright, R. I.
Vanzolini, P. E.
Vari, Lagos, South Africa
Box 7
Vasquez, Jose T.
Vayssiere, P.
Velez, Raul-Angel
Velastequi, Marco Bermed
Venedictoff, Nadia
Venezuela, Ambassador of
Vernburg, Winona
Vevers, H. G.
Victor, Paul-Emile
Viette, Pierre
W, General Correspondence
Waage, Jeffrey K.
Wagner, David
Walker, A. S.
Walker, David W.
Walker, Stan
Wan, Sally Chiu
Wang, Chi-Wu
Wang, P. Y.
Wankhar, D. Riatsamthiah
Wasbauer, Marius S.
Washington, Selden
Waterhouse, D. F.
Watkins and Doncaster
Watson, Allan
Weaver, Joseph E.
Weber, Neal A.
Weires, Richard, Jr.
Weams, Howard V.
Weidner, H.
Weintraub, Jason
Welling M., Eduardo C.
Wenzel, Rupurt L.
West, David A.
Westcott, Richard
Whalley, Paul E. S.
Wheeler, Richard C.
Wielgus, Ronald S.
Wilder, D. Dee
Wilkinson, Chris
Willink, Abraham
Wilson, E. O.
Wilson, Kent H.
Wilson, Stephen W.
Winder, John A.
Winter, William D.
Wolff, Niels
Wood, D. M.
Wright, Barry
Wygodzinski, P.
Xerxes Society
Y, General Correspondence
Yata, Osamu
Yano, Koji
Yasuda, Tosiro
Yasumatsu, Keizo
Yepez, Francisco Fernandez
Young, David A.
Young, Frank N.
Young, Stephen
Yue, Lee Hay
Yunker, Conrad E.
Zavortink, T.
Zawlocki, E. J.
Zimmerman, Elwood C.
Zagulajev, A. K.
Zinovjeva, K. B.
Zumpt, F.
Baker Collection at Pomoma
Betz Collection
Blanchard Collection
Brower Collection
Chermock, Franklin H. Collection
Ferguson Collection
Issiki Collection, Japanese Microlepidoptera
Jackh, Eberhard Collection
Lane Collection
Manley Collection
Manning Collection
Levi W. Mengel Collection
Newcomer Collection
Obraztov Card File
Philip, Kenelm W. Collection
Prack Butterfly Collection
Raffles Collection
Siviter Smith Collection
Robert Simmons Collection
Small Collection
Vallins Collection
Werschkow Collection
Santiago, M. A.
Memoranda
Erwin, Terry L.
Microlepidopterists World List
L & D National Collection Acquisitions
L & D Accessions Monthly and Yearly Record
Rybak
L & D National Collection Curation
Conservation and Preservation
L & D National Collection Exhibits
Agricultural Referrals
L & D Information
Dipter (flies and mosquitoes)
Selected References on General Entomology Lepidoptera
Selected References for Junior Reading Entomology Lepidoptera
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