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Record Unit 7409

Jones, Frank Morton, 1869-

Frank Morton Jones Papers, circa 1932-1959

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Jones, Frank Morton, 1869-
Title:Frank Morton Jones Papers
Dates:circa 1932-1959
Quantity:1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Collection:Record Unit 7409
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This collection consists mostly of newspaper clippings, articles, and other published materials concerning Frank Morton Jones' interests in entomology, insectivorous plants, the natural history of Delaware, and evolution. Also included is a small amount of correspondence, notes, and lists relating to his collection of Psychidae.

Historical Note

Frank Morton Jones (1869-1962), an entomologist, was President of the Natural History Society of Delaware from 1928 to 1943. Jones donated his personal collection of Psychid moths to the United States National Museum.

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Descriptive Entry

This collection consists mostly of newspaper clippings, articles, and other published materials concerning Frank Morton Jones' interests in entomology, insectivorous plants, natural history of Delaware, and evolution. Also included is a small amount of correspondence, notes, and lists relating to his collection of Psychidae.

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This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7409, Frank Morton Jones Papers

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Container List

Box 1

Evolution and Teleology

Box 1 of 1

Presidential Addresses

Box 1 of 1

Ecology

Box 1 of 1

Insects and Disease/Venums - Black Widow Spiders, Mosquitoes, Ticks and Scarlet Feaver

Box 1 of 1

Royal Society

Box 1 of 1

Biographies

Box 1 of 1

Biographical - Obituaries and Bibliographies

Box 1 of 1

Technology

Box 1 of 1

Parthenogenesis - Genetics/Origin of Species

Box 1 of 1

Books/Book Reviews

Box 1 of 1

Quantum Theory/Einstein

Box 1 of 1

NAN - M. V. Insects

Box 1 of 1

Science

Box 1 of 1

Extra-Sensory Perception

Box 1 of 1

Insect Galls

Box 1 of 1

Plants and Insects Names jonesi

Box 1 of 1

Plants and Insects Collected by Frank Morton Jones (FMJ) but described by others

Box 1 of 1

FMJ Notes and Data

Box 1 of 1

Evolution/Charles Darwin

Box 1 of 1

Senses of Insects

Box 1 of 1

Insecticide

Box 1 of 1

Migration

Box 1 of 1

Datings - Carbon, Pollen, Peleontological

Box 1 of 1

Single Species Cicada

Box 1 of 1

Nomenclature

Box 1 of 1

Insectivorous Plants

Box 1 of 1

Adaptive Coloration - Color

Box 1 of 1

Gravitation

Box 1 of 1

Citations

Box 1 of 1

Notes and Extracts - Literature on Carnivorous Plants

Box 1 of 1

Jones memo to G. P. Engelhardt re: John Abbot aegeriidae drawings, 1932

Box 1 of 1

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