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Record Unit 7296
Sherman, John D., 1872-1960
John D. Sherman, Jr., Papers, 1886-1960
Collection Overview
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Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
Creator: | Sherman, John D., 1872-1960 |
Title: | John D. Sherman, Jr., Papers |
Dates: | 1886-1960 |
Quantity: | 4.5 cu. ft. (9 document boxes) |
Collection: | Record Unit 7296 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | These papers consist primarily of correspondence between Sherman and entomologists and other naturalists including Alexander Agassiz, William Harris Ashmead, Samuel Henshaw, Leland Ossian Howard, John Lawrence LeConte, Clinton Hart Merriam, Alpheus Spring Packard, John Bernhard Smith, Robert Evans Snodgrass, Charles Henry Tyler Townsend, and James Zetek. Also included are diaries and notebooks which document his entomological studies, business records, and reprints. |
Historical Note
John D. Sherman, Jr., (1872-1960) was an entomologist and entomological book dealer. He lived in Mount Vernon, New York, and was a long-time member of the New York Entomological Society. For a time he served as President of the Society. Sherman sent specimens and reprints to the United States National Museum from 1893 to 1950.
Descriptive Entry
These papers consist primarily of correspondence between Sherman and entomologists and other naturalists including Alexander Agassiz, William Harris Ashmead, Samuel Henshaw, Leland Ossian Howard, John Lawrence LeConte, Clinton Hart Merriam, Alpheus Spring Packard, John Bernhard Smith, Robert Evans Snodgrass, Charles Henry Tyler Townsend, and James Zetek. Also included are diaries and notebooks which document his entomological studies, business records, and reprints.
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Name
- Agassiz, Alexander, 1835-1910
- Ashmead, William H. (William Harris), 1855-1908
- Henshaw, Samuel, 1852-1941
- Howard, L. O. (Leland Ossian), 1857-1950
- LeConte, John L. (John Lawrence), 1825-1883
- Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942
- New York Entomological Society
- Packard, Alpheus Spring
- Sherman, John D., 1872-1960
- Smith, John Bernhard, 1858-1912
- Snodgrass, R. E. (Robert E.), 1875-1962
- Townsend, Charles Henry Tyler
- United States National Museum
- Zetek, James, 1886-1959
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7296, John D. Sherman, Jr., Papers
Container List
Box 1
A
G.W.J. Angell
Samuel Auxer
B
Herbert Spencer Barber
Ernest L. Bell
Richard Eliot Blackwelder
Frederick Blanchard 1891-1901
Frederick Blanchard 1902-1904
Frederick Blanchard 1911-1913
Frederick Blanchard 1905-1907
Frederick Blanchard 1908-1910
Percy G. Bolster
Frederick C. Bowditch
Brooklyn Entomological Society
C
Thomas Lincoln Casey
Frank H. Chittenden
Mabel Colcord
John Henry Comstock
Cosmos Press, Inc.
D
William T. Davis
Elliot R. Downing
Box 2
Charles Dury
Entomological Society of London 1923
Entomological Society of Washington
F
Henry C. Fall 1887-1891
Henry C. Fall 1892-1900
Henry C. Fall 1901-1940
Henry C. Fall, biographical material
Gordon Floyd Ferris
G
H
Edward D. Harris
Samuel Henshaw 1900-1920
Samuel Henshaw 1921-1936
William Jacob Holland
Ralph Hopping
Walther Horn
Leland Ossian Howard
J
Karl Jordan
K
Trevor Kincaid
L
Philip Laurent
Box 3
Charles W. Leng 1890-1904
Charles W. Leng 1905-1910
Charles W. Leng 1911-1945
Library of Congress
Charles Liebeck
Martin L. Linell
M
C. Hart Merriam
University of Minnesota
Andrew J. Mutchler
N
New York Academy of Sciences
Rene Oberthur
Christopher E. Olsen - Ethel Olsen
P - Q
R
Charles Valentine Riley
Chris H. Roberts 1888-1896
Chris H. Roberts 1898-1903
Chris H. Roberts 1904-1913
S
William E. Schevill
Eugene Amandus Schwarz
Box 4
E. A .Swartz - Typescript copies of Swartz letters with Sherman. H.C.Fan, L.O. Howard, Herbert S. Baker, H.G. Hubbard complied by John D. Sherman, Jr. for publication in Entomological News, 1929. Also continue airs correspondence lecture.
John D. Sherman, Sr.
John D. Sherman, Jr.
Louis A. Sherman
Henry Skinner
Annie Trumbull Slosson
John B. Smith
Smithsonian Institution
Robert Evans Snodgrass
Herman T. SpiethMorris E. Stevenson
T
J.R. de la Torre Bueno
Henry Tripp
Henry Ulke
V
W
J.S. Wade
J. M. Wallis
Lee B. Walton
W. R. Ware
Harry B. Weiss
H. F. Wickham
Z
James Zetek
Correspondence with Illegible Signatures
Diary Fragments 1883-1886
"Natural History Journal" 1884 (John D. Sherman)
Sketch Book 1884
Journal with Entomological Notes 1887
Box 5
Journal March 13 - Dec. 25, 1988
Coleopterological Captures in Peekskill NY 1888
Journal and Notes of 1st trip to Washington, DC. Dec. 26, 1988 - Jan. - 5, 1889 includes notes given to him by E.A. Schwarz and specimens named by Schwarz
Journal and Notes parts of 1888 and 1889 Washington, DC & Peekskill NY
Entomological Notes parts of 1888 - 1890
John D. Sherman's Exchange List 1891
Journal Fragment 1893
Journal of Trip to New England Summer 1893
Journal 1896
Journal 1897
Journal 1898
Journal 1899
Journal 1890
Journal 1900
Journal 1902
Box 6
Notes Taken at Museum of Comparative History Sept. 1904
Journal 1906
Notes on Collecting Water Beetles in Rochester, Minnesota July 1911
1911 & 1914 Trips - specimen lists and journal entries
Notes Taken at Museum of Comparative Zoology 1913
Narrative and Specimen List on Collecting Beetles in Western New York 1916
Notes on Books Wanted, European Trip 1930 (and later)
Journal undated
Journal Jan. 1 - Sept. 11
Journal Fragments, undated
Notes
Personal Notes
Notes "White Mountain Dytiscidae"
Habits of Dytiscidae
Specimen Lists, undated
Notebook Containing Copies of Entomological Papers and Specimen Lists
Specimen List: Mr. Engelhardts Florida Coleoptera
Pronunciation of Some Insect Names, undated
Text Apparently of a Talk Prepared by Sherman, undated
The 'First Series' of the Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society Manuscript by John D. Sherman
Text Apparently of a Talk Prepared by Sherman, undated
Entomological Society of Washington Journal pages with mentions of John D. Sherman and E.A. Schwarz 1886-1888
Letter to the Editor by Sherman in The Hoosier Naturalist, 1886
Box 7
"Coleoptera Found in Fungi in Peekskill NY" by John D. Sherman in The Naturalists Companion c 1886
"Beetle Hunting" by John D. Sherman 1886
"On the Family Cicindelidoe" John D. Sherman The Hoosier Naturalists Feb. 1887
Essay "On Killing Time" by J.D. Sherman 1891
Acknowledgments given to John D. Sherman for Donations of Beetles 1902-1923
Notice of a Talk given by Sherman before the Cambridge Entomological Club, 1919 and notes for the talk
Notice of Election to Membership in the Academy of Sciences 1922
Correspondence Concerning Sherman's Donation to the U.S.N.M. of his Collection 1926-1927
"Book Sellers' Reprint" by J.D. Sherman Entomological News 1932
Correspondence from A.L. Melander to Sherman Feb. 10, 1936 and notes concerning Sherman's talk before the Entomological Society
Typescript of Talk of 3-3-1936 before meeting of N.Y. Ent. Soc. J.S. Sherman
"Comments and stories about Entomological Books" text of Sherman's talk of March 3, 1936 before NY Entomological Society
Notification of Election as Fellow in Entomological Society of America, 1940
Resolution of Thanks, 1938
"Charles W. Leng" by John D. Sherman - reprint from the Journal of the N.Y. Ent. Soc. 1941
Sherman's Notification of Election as Fellow of AAAS 1942
"Henry Clinton Fall" Journal of the NY Ent. Soc. March, 1940
"In Memoriam: Frederick Blanchard" Ent. News Jan. 1913
"J. R. De La Torre-Bueno" by John D. Sherman reprint from the Bulletin of the Brooklyn Ent Soc. 1948
"Andrew J. Mutchler, 1869-1952" Journal of the NYES March 1953
"Some Entomological and other Bibliographies" Journal of the NYES Dec. 1924
"Booksellers' Reprints" Ent. News Jan. 1932
Pages from Entomological News, some with mentions of John D. Sherman
Pages from Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society including notes on Leng's Catalogue
"Proceedings of the NY Entomological Society" some with mentions of John D. Sherman and published photograph of some members from Journal of the New York Ent. Soc. Undated
Reprint: "Letters of E.A. Schwarz" Journal of the NY Entomological Society Sept. 1929
Drawings by J.D. Sherman, Jr.
Information on Sherman's memberships
Sherman Coat of Arms and unidentified coat of arms
Correspondence with Publishers
Sales of the Leng Catalogue of Coleoptera, 1918 1944
Sales of the Leng Catalogue 1948-1957
Price lists of Sherman's bookstore and of Sherman's Coleoptera
Box 8
Price list "Catalogue des Collections Zoologigues du Baron Edmond De Selys Longchamps"
Payment Records 4th Supplement to Leng Catalogue 1933-1939
Publicity and Advertising placed by John D. Sherman
Sherman's list of the Entomological Publications of the USDA, undated
Notes and Notices on Entomological Books and other scientific books
A.R. Grate - partial bibliography
Bulletins of the NY Academy of Sciences
List of Active Members of the New York and Brooklyn Entomological Societies 1905
New York Academy of Sciences letter, 1956
Entomological Exchange Bulletin No. 1 May 1935
Reprint "The Completion of a Great Work" Ent. News, May 1916
Reprint "The Dates & Editions of Curtis' British Entomology" June 1947 (Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections)
Reprints concerning published editions of the Bible
Catalogue of the Library of R. McLachlan and correspondence between Sherman & Thomas McLachlan 1938
Reprint "Thirteen Entomological Pamphlets" Dec. 1952
Reprint "The History of the Niagra River"
Reprint Journal of the NY Entomological Society March 1953 author and subject indexes to vs 51-60
Reprint "The Entomological Writing of William Harris Ashmead" 1908 by J.C. Crawford Proceeding of the Ent. Soc. of Washington Sept.-Dec. 1908
Reprint "The Officers of our Society for Fifty Years (1884-1934)" Proceedings of the Ent. Society of Washington June 1936 By J.S. Wade
Reprint "Honorary Member Elected" Journal of the N.Y. Society March 1950
Psyche A Journal of Entomology Sept. 1937 "William Morton Wheeler"
Reprint "Popular and Practical Entomology" The Canadian Entomologist Oct. 1916
Psyche Advertiser publication of the Cambridge Entomological Club- various pages, 1875, 1878-1879
"The Arrangement of Books in the Libraries of Scientific Societies" by Samuel H. Scudder c. 1887
"Report of Committee on National Museum" Annals of Entomological Society of America 1928
Reprint "The N.Y. Entomological Club and Papilio" June 1948 Journal of the New York Ent. Society
Reprint "Entomologische Mitteilungen" February 1912
Reprint "Titian Ramsey Peale" from Entomological News January 1913
Monthly Programs, New York Academy of Sciences 1957-1959 Dinner menu Dec. 29,1928
Reprint Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington Dec. 1928 Memorial to E.A. Schwarz
Reprint The Review of Applied Entomology October 1953
Box 9
Church programs, 1865, 1947
"Genera Insectorum" Early price list" of bookseller M.P. Wytsman of Belgium, undated
Price List of Publications of the Commonwealth Institute of Entomology London 1957
Clippings on Entomologists
Insect drawings, unidentified and undated
"Further Adventures of Meshie" by Henry C. Raven Journal of the American Museum of Natural History Nov.-Dec. 1933
"Pages from the Past of Rural New Jersey" by Robert J. Sim New Jersey Agricultural Society 1949
Bibliography of G.C. Crampton typescript
Z.P. Metcalf, "How many Insects are there in the World" Entomological News Oct. 1940
"The Entomological writings of Dr. Alpheus Spring Packard" by Samuel Henshaw U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Division of Entomology Bulletin No. 16 1887
"Herbert Osborn: Scientist, Teacher Leader of Men" by David G. Hall, Jan. 1955 Science
"Alexander Agassiz" by S.W.D. House of Dawson Jan. 1955
"Ticks: A Monograph of the Ixodoidea" publication announcement
Peale, Titan R. "Method of Preserving Lepidoptera"
Reprint "Tribute to the Memory of John Lawrence LeConte" Psyche Nov.-Dec. 1883 by C.U. Riley "Obituary of John L. LeConte" by F.G. Schaupp Bulletin of the Brooklyn Ent. Soc. Dec. 1883
Reprint "A Fifty-Year Sketch History of Medical Entomology" by L.O. Howard Smithsonian Annual Report 1921
Reprint "The Inside History of North American Myiology" by Charles H.T. Townsend Journal of the NY Entomological Society March 1925
Reprint "Philip Reese Uhler" Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 1914
Review of Thomas Barbour's book Naturalist at Large and comments of Sherman
Photograph reprinted from The Entomological News The Fourth International Congress of Entomology Ithaca, NY 1928 (3 copies)
Program of the Fourth International Congress of Entomology 1928 Ithaca, N.Y.
Reprint "Jacob Christian Schaffer" by Harry B. Weiss NY Ent. Soc. Dec. 1952
"A Voice from Wilderness!" 1887 parts of a published letter from E.A. Schwarz unidentified map - Schwarz's house?
Announcement "Drawings of the Southwest" by Howard Notman, undated
Reprint "Smith's Glossary" Bulletin of the Brooklyn Ent. Soc. April 1937
Reprint "The Life and Works of Edward Payson Van Duzee" by E.O. Essig and R.L. Usinger The Pan-Pacific Entomologist Oct. 1940
"Darthmouth College Museum: Report of the Curator for 1939" "Entomology at Darthmouth College"
"Public Entomologist" 1953 article on Dr. C.H. Curran by John O'Reilly
Text of a talk by Evelyn S. Claassen, 1943 "Background and Development of the Library of Entomology, Cornell University"
"The Kansas City Collection" Ent. News Nov. 1906
Reprints by or concerning W.S. Blatchley "Coleoptera or Beetles" 1910 "Blatchley's Beetles of Indiana" 1911 Book Notice 1917
Book Notice on Bradley's Genera of Beetles 1931
"The Magical Land of Lahaway" by R.P. Dow
"K.P. Schmidt - Herpetologist, Ecologist, Zoogeographer" including obituary Science v. 127
"Herman Strecker, Ph.D" Journal of the New York Entomological Society Dec. 1901 (2 copies)
"Directory of the Scientific Alliance of N.Y." 1891
Reprint "Memberships of the New York Entomological Society" June 1953
"Dr. E.A. Schwarz" by L.O. Howard, Herbert S. Barber and August Busck in Proceedings of the Ent. Soc. of Washington Dec. 1928
"Andrew J. Mutchler, 1869-1952" reprint from the Journal of the N.Y. Ent. Soc. 1953
"The Officers of our Society for Fifty Years" J.S. Wade Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 1936 biographical sketches of entomologists
Reprint "On the dates of publication and contents of the Parts of Fraser (L.), zoologica Typica," 1845-1849 by Francis J. Griffin Proceedings of the Zoo Soc. of Andon March 1932
Reprint "Popular and Practical Entomology" The Canadian Entomologist Oct. 1916
"On the Dates of Jacob Hubner's 'Sammlung europaischer Schmetterlinge' and some of his other works" Prof. C.H. Fernald May 1905
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