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Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Record Unit 7346
Oman, Paul
Paul Oman Papers, circa 1930-1972
Collection Overview
| General Information About This Collection | |
|---|---|
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
| Creator: | Oman, Paul |
| Title: | Paul Oman Papers |
| Dates: | circa 1930-1972 |
| Quantity: | 4.5 cu. ft. (9 document boxes) |
| Collection: | Record Unit 7346 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
| Summary: | These papers consist of incoming and outgoing correspondence mostly documenting Oman's career as a research entomologist at the USDA and his study of leafhopper systematics. Most of the letters were exchanged between Oman and professional colleagues and concern the identification of specimens. Correspondence after 1950 was created primarily by David A. Young, Jr., and James P. Kramer, two USDA Homopterists who assumed responsibility for taxonomic studies after Oman's work became more administrative in nature. |
Historical Note
Paul Wilson Oman (1908-1996), an entomologist and specialist on leafhopper taxonomy, was educated at the University of Kansas (A.B., 1930; A.M., 1935) and the George Washington University (Ph.D., 1941). In 1930, Oman joined the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as a Junior Entomologist with the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. He remained with the USDA, in various research and administrative posts, until 1967 when he retired to join the faculty of Oregon State University. Oman served in the United States Army during World War II and the Korean War, conducting studies on medical entomology and the biological control of insects.
Descriptive Entry
These papers consist of incoming and outgoing correspondence mostly documenting Oman's career as a research entomologist at the USDA and his study of leafhopper systematics. Most of the letters were exchanged between Oman and professional colleagues and concern the identification of specimens. Correspondence after 1950 was created primarily by David A. Young, Jr., and James P. Kramer, two USDA Homopterists who assumed responsibility for taxonomic studies after Oman's work became more administrative in nature.
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Name
- Oman, Paul
- Young, David A., Jr.
- Kramer, James P.
- United States. Department of Agriculture
- University of Kansas
- George Washington University
- United States. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
- Oregon State University
- United States. Army
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7346, Paul Oman Papers
Container List
Box 1
Adams, Lloyd E., July 1953
Adcock, Lloyd M., January 1953
Ahlberg, Dr. Olof, 1955
Alexander, Dr. Charles P., 1938-1942
Anderson, Lauren D., 1938-1950
Anduze, Pablo, 1939-1940
Annand, P. N., 1934-1949
Araoz, Pedro, 1953
Araya, Agr. Florencia, 1956
Artigas, Dr. Jorge C., 1956
Avinoff, Dr. A., 1935-1946
Baker, Dr. William W., 1935-1956
Balduf, W. V., 1959
Ball, Dr. & Mrs. E. D., 1925-1937
Ball, Dr. & Mrs. E. D., 1937-1949
Ball, Dr. E. D. - Life History Field Notes, 1899
Ballou, Charles H., 1933-1941
Banks, Nathan, 1938-1947
Barattini, Luis P., 1946-1964
Barber, Harry G., 1947-1948
Barnes, Douglas, February-April 1953
Beamer, Raymond H., 1929-1933
Beamer, Raymond H., 1934-1938
Box 2
Beamer, Raymond H., 1939-1948
Beamer, Raymond H., 1949-1955
Beirne, Bryan P., 1949-1957
Bennett, C. W., 1937-1957
Bennitt, Rudolf, March-May 1939
Berg, Clifford O., July-August 1948
Bergman, Dr. B. H., April 1956
Bick, George H., September-October 1955
Biraben, Max, 1935-1947
Black, Lindsay M., 1935-1952
Blake, Irving H.
Blancas, Fortunato, 1955-1956
Blanton, Franklin S., 1954-1956
Bohart, Richard M., 1931-1940
Bohnsack, Kurt K., January-February 1949
Borgmeier, Thomaz, 1933-1939
Bradley, J. Chester, 1935-1946
Box 3
Breakey, E. P., 1931-1938
Brennan, James M., August 1950
Bromley, Stanley W., 1935-1950
Brown, H. E., October 1936
Bruner, S. C., 1933-1952
Bunn, Ralph, 1938-1948
Bryant, Owen, July-August 1953
Buys, John L., 1932-1954
Caldwell, John S., 1936-1955
Campbell, T. G., 1946-1948
Capcon, Santiago R., July-August 1955
Carruth, L. A., 1951-1952
Carsner, Dr. Eubanks, 1938-1950
Chapin, Dr. Edwin A., 1937-1958
China, W. E., 1926-1964
Christensen, Jorge R., 1938-1941
Christenson, L. D., 1940-1942
Clarke, Dr. J. F. Gates, January 1956
Clay, Dr. W. M., May 1953
Coch, Jorge Artigas, March-May 1956
Collins, Dr. Donald L., February-March 1952
Cook, Mel T., 1937-1938
Cook, Paul P., Jr., July-August 1952
Cook, W. C. [EMPTY]
Cartes Raul, 1955-1957
Cory, Ernest N., 1941-1950
Costa, Dr. A. S., 1946-1949
Costa Lima, Dr. A. da, 1955-1964
Cowger, J. I., 1954-1955
Crandall, R. H., September 1940
Crumb, S. E., 1936-1951
Curtiss, Anthony, 1949-1950
Dampf, Dr. Alfonso, October 1945
Davidson, Ralph H., 1933-1956
Davies, Dr. P. A., June 1952
Davis, Edgar W., 1931-1943
Davis, John E., 1946-1953
Davis, J. J., 1950-1955
Davis, William T., 1932-1940
Day, Dr. M. F., 1951-1955
Box 4
Deay, Howard O., 1933-1936
Decker, George C., 1953-1957
Delattre, Robert, February 1952
DeLeon, Donald, 1948-1951
DeLong, Dwight M., 1931-1953
Doehlert, Charles A., 1947-1950
Doering, Kathleen C., 1932-1959
Dorst, Howard E., 1930-1941
Dorward, Kelvin E., 1954-1955
Downes, J. A., August 1956
Dozier, Dr. H. L., 1936-1948
Draken, Carl J., 1931-1947
Dreisbach, R. R., 1939-1963
Dumbleton, L. Jack, September-October 1947
Duzgunes, Dr. Z., February-March 1956
Ebeling, Walter, June 1956
Edwards, W. H., August-October 1935
Egbert, Addie Mary, October-November 1949
Elbel, Robert E., 1952-1955
Empoasca - Notebook Containing Photos of Insects; Specimens, No Date
Fallander, Stan R., 1947-1949
Fattig, P. W., February-April 1953
Fernown, Karl H., September 1949
Fletcher, Robert K., 1933-1939
Flock, Robert A., 1940-1962
Fonseca, Dr. J. Pinto da, July 1938
Fox, David E., February-March 1942
Fox, Irving, September 1937
Franclemant, J. G., May 1953
Francon, Dr. Eduardo Barros, June 1948
Franz, Dr. Elli, March-September 1952
Frazier, Norman W., 1938-1956
Frenguelli, Dr. Joaquin, September 1954
Frison, T. H., 1935-1939
Frizzell, D. L., November 1934
Frost, Dr. S. W., 1937-1951
Fullaway, D. T., November 1941
Funkhouser, W. D., Newspaper Article, 1918; 1934-1942
Box 5
Geiser, Charles T., May-June 1955
Gerhard, William J., 1933-1941
Gillett, Joseph A., 1935-1941
Glick, P. A., September 1933
Gloyd, Leonora K., October 1959
Gonzalez, Austin G., 1953-1956
Goodnight, Clarence J., 1949-1950
Gould, George E., 1933-1938
Grant, Harold J., 1963-1966
Gressitt, J. Linsley, 1936-1972
Griffith, Melvin E., June-July 1948
Grylls, N. E., 1952-1955
Hall, David G., 1932-1940
Hall, W. J., January-June 1953
Hambleton, Edson J., April 1939
Harding, T. Swann, 1951-1953
Harding, Wallace C., June 1955
Harned, No Date
Harper, Paul, 1945-1949
Harris, H. M., 1947-1954
Harris, Marian B., March 1954
Hartzell, Albert, 1939-1940
Hasegawa, Hitoshi, May-November 1952
Hathway, Dr. Wilfred B., April 1956
Haupt, Dr. H., 1934-1937
Haviland, Elizabeth E., June-August 1941
Hayward, Dr. Kenneth J., 1940-1955
Hefley, Dr. H. M., August 1937
Heinze, Dr. Kurt, January-April 1950
Helson, G. A. H., 1948-1953
Henderson, C. F., January 1942
Henderson, Lyman, 1938-1942
Hetrick, L. A., January-November 1956
Hollinsworth, Ruth, 1955-1956
Holmes, Frances O., November 1944
Holmes, Horace C., 1952-1953
Hubbell, Theodore H., February-March 1949
Hungerford, H. B., 1930-1951
Hurtig, Henry, April-June 1942
Husas, Dr. Oystein, April-August 1948
Hutson, Ray, September-November 1941
Izzard, R. J., 1952-1957
James, Maurice T., 1936-1950
Jaques, H. E., 1934-1937
Jenkins, C. F. H., 1952-1953
Jones, Laurence S., 1947-1953
Kahln, Hugo, 1933-1938
Kato, Dr. Shizuo, July-December 1951
Kellogg, R., December 1952
Kennedy, Clarence H., 1933-1935
Klyver, F. D., 1932-1934
Kerr, Dr. T. W., 1954-1957
Klostermeyer, E .C., 1949-1952
Knight, H. H., 1932-1946
Knowlton, George F., 1931-1969
Box 6
Knull, Dorthy J., 1933-1956
Knull, J. N., 1935-1957
Kontkanen, Dr. Paavo, 1948-1951
Kramer, Sol, 1948-1950
Kunkel, L. O., 1946-1948
LaBerge, Dr. Wallace E., 1955-1956
Lackey, C. F., 1937-1938
Laffoon, Dr. Jean, February-May 1958
Lallemand, Victor, 1952-1965
Lane, John, 1951-1957
Lang, Veleslav, 1946-1948
Lawson, Paul B., 1930-1951
Leach, Dr. J. G., 1937-1942
Letters of Authorization, 1931-1957
Liles, Magdalene, 1956-1958
Lilly, J. H., 1946-1950
Lindberg, Dr. Hakan, 1950-1964
Lindroth, Dr. Carl H., 1952-1953
Lindsay, Dale R., 1937-1947
List, Dr. G. M., May 1954
Liu, Gaines, April-May 1939
Lower, Dr. Harold F., 1952-1953
Ludwig, Paul, 1953-1957
Lund, Dr. Horace O., August-September 1955
Lundblad, Dr. O., 1932-1933
Lyon, Robert J., 1956-1957
Madsen, Harold F., April-May 1947
Magner, J. M., 1946-1947
Malaise, Rene, 1950-1952
Manns, T. F., 1934-1941
Marcuccin, Phillip E., 1948-1950
Matsuda, Ruichi, 1951-1955
McCampbell, Sam C., 1931-1933
McClay, Dr. A. T., 1955-1956
McClure, H. Elliott, February 1938
McDaniel, Dr. E. I., October 1946
McKelvey, Dr. John J., February-December 1949
McVaughn, Rogers, August-October 1955
Medler, John, 1938-1957
Melhus, I. E., July-September 1950
Mendes, Dr. Luis O. T., 1939-1940
Meneghini, Dr. M., March 1952
Merinon, Gonzalo, 1933-1937
Box 7
Metcalf, Z. P., 1932-1956
Michener, Charles D., 1950-1956
Mickeln, Clarence E., 1938-1942
Miller, Lloyd A., February 1956
Molinary, Sales E., 1952-1953
Monte, Oscar, June 1941
Montgomery, B. Elwood, January 1937
Moore, George A., May-June 1951
Morcas, George, July 1953
Morgan, Ann, April-June 1932
Morrison, Harold, 1930-1935
Moussa, Moufied A., March 1962
Muesebeck, C. F. W., 1936-1950
Muchmore, L. J., January-May 1936
Mulla, Mir S., June 1953
Muller, H. J., July-September 1954
Munro, Dr. H. K., October 1950
Murphy, Daniel R., 1951-1953
Nagasawan, Dr. Sumio, August-September 1949
Naude, Dr. T. J., March-August 1939
Netting, Dr. M. Graham, May 1954
Niederhauser, John S., 1949-1950
Norman, Paul A., March 1948
Nottingham, John O., 1932-1948
Ogloblin, Dr. Alejandro A., 1938-1940
Olsen, Chris E., 1931-1934
Orfila, Dr. Ricardo N., March 1941
Osborn, Herbert, 1931-1950
Osborn, Dr. H. T., January 1941
Osorio, Dr. J. M., October 1956
Ossiannilsson, Dr. Frej, 1946-1955
Osterberger, B. A., 1934
Otero, Angel R., June-August 1936
Ouellet, Joseph, 1940-1941
Painter, Dr. R. H., February-March 1937
Parker, Frank H., March-September 1946
Parker, Harry L., 1947-1965
Parker R. L., 1931-1936
Parker, R. R., March 1939
Parshley, Howard M., 1948-1950
Paul, William W., 1953-1954
Paulian, M. R., March-July 1952
Pelaez, Dionisio, 1941-1942
Pemberton, C. E., April-May 1946
Pena, Luis E., September-October 1950
Penner, Lawrence, 1935-1952
Box 8
Pepper, John O., 1931-1938
Pequegnat, W. E., April-June 1953
Petty, H. B., October-November 1953
Phillips, Dr. J. H. H., September-November 1951
Pinheiro, Jayme Vieira, February-September 1946
Plank, Harold K., 1946-1947
Pletsch, D. J., January 1942
Plummer, Charles C., 1945-1946
Poos, F. W., 1933-1957
Porter, B. A., 1947-1955
Prashad, Baini, 1936-1947
Pruthin, Hem Singh, 1935-1947
Quate, Larry W., July-August 1953
Raine, J., May-June 1955
Rao, S. R. V., December 1956
Raychaudhuri, S. P., September-October 1950
Readio, Philip A., January-February 1940
Reineger, Carlos H., June 1953
Reinthal, Dr. W. J., 1946-1949
Ribaut, Dr. Henri, 1937-1963
Richter, Leopold, August 1941
Roberts, H. Radclyffe, March 1940
Rosas Costa, J. A., 1939
Ross, Edward S., 1946-1958
Ross, Herbert H., 1933-1972
Russell, Louise M., 1948-1962
Sabrosky, Curtis W., 1940-1946
Sachtleben, Dr. Hans, 1933-1934
Sailer, Reece I., 1947-1962
Sanderson, Milton W., 1932-1952
Sasse, Bruce, 1946-1949
Schade, F. H., July-October 1953
Schmieder, Rudolf, 1963-1964
Seguy, E., 1934-1960
Sein Jr., Francisco, 1946-1947
Servadei, Antonio, August-September 1953
Severin, H. C., June-August 1955
Severin, H. H. P., 1942-1948
Seydel, Dr. Charles, 1951-1952
Shaw, J. Gilbert, 1932-1946
Sherman Jr., John D., 1936-1939
Silva, Dr. Pedrito, 1944-1956
Smith, Alpheus W., March-April 1945
Smith, C. E., March 1954
Smith, Marion E., January 1940
Spooner, C. S., July-August 1940
Stanger, N. Ward, October-November 1938
Stephen, William P., 1952-1956
Strickland, Dr. E. H., September 1953
Strong, Rudolph G., 1955-1956
Swain, Ralph B., 1935-1938
Swezey, O. H., March-May 1939
Szekessy, Dr. Vilmos, March 1952
Tilden, J. W., May-September 1947
Tokunaga, Dr. Masaaki, 1951-1952
Tomlinson, William E., 1946-1949
Torres, Dr. Belindo A., 1938-1965
Tsou, T. L., 1940-1941
Tulloch, George S., February-March 1956
Box 9
Turner, William F., 1939-1957
Tuthill, Leonard D., 1936-1942
Usinger, Robert L., 1941-1942
Van Duzee, E. P., 1931-1940
Van Dyke, Edwin C., February-April 1945
Vorhies, Charles T., 1940-1946
Wade, Virginia, 1956-1968
Wagner, Dr. Wilhelm, 1934-1967
Wakeland, Prof. Claude
Wallace, Lew E.
Warren, Lloyd A.
Webb, Joseph E., Jr.
Weiss, Harry B.
Wetmore, A.
White, W. H.
Wilbur, D. A.
Williams, V. E.
Willink, A.
Wilson, Norton
Walcott, G. N.
Wolfe, Homer R.
York, George T.
Yothers
Young, David A.
Yust, Harold R.
Zachvatkin, A. A.
Zimmerman, Elwood C.
Annual Reports - Hemiptera Section
Ball Collection Records
Census of Insects
Entomological Society of America
Entomological Society of Washington
Miscellaneous - Correspondence, 1923-1950
University of Arizona Collection
Washington Academy
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