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Record Unit 7413
Rosewater, Joseph, 1928-1985
Joseph Rosewater Papers, 1928-1985
Historical Note
Joseph Rosewater (1928-1985), a malacologist, was educated at the University of New Hampshire (B.S., 1950; M.S., 1955) and Harvard University (Ph.D., 1960). In 1960, he joined the Division of Mollusks, United States National Museum (USNM), and served as Associate Curator, 1960-1965, Curator-in-Charge, 1965-1968, and Curator, 1968-1985. Rosewater's research specialty was the systematics and evolutionary biology of the mollusk family Littorinidae. He participated on several major collecting expeditions, mostly to the Indo-Pacific region. Rosewater served as President of the American Malacological Union in 1969.
Descriptive Entry
These papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, notes, photographs, and related materials documenting Rosewater's curatorial career at the USNM; malacological research; collecting expeditions, especially a trip to Eniwetok Atoll, 1963, the Te Vega Expedition to Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia, 1963, and the Pele Expedition to Indonesia, 1970; and professional activities.
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- American Malacological Union
- Eniwetok Atoll Expedition (1963)
- Harvard University
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Mollusks
- Pele Expedition (1970)
- Rosewater, Joseph, 1928-1985
- Te Vega Expedition (1963)
- United States National Museum. Division of Mollusks
- University of New Hampshire
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7413, Joseph Rosewater Papers