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Record Unit 9570, Dyar Family Oral History Interviews, 1993, 1999
Collection Overview
General Information About This Collection | |
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Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
Creator: | |
Title: | Dyar Family Oral History Interviews |
Dates: | 1993, 1999 |
Quantity: | 5 audiotapes (Reference copies). |
Collection: | Record Unit 9570 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | These interviews of Dyar family members by Marc E. Epstein, Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, and Pamela M. Henson, Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, covers his family; youth; education in Washington, D.C.; careers at the Skyland Resort and United States Postal Service; reminiscences of their parents and grandparents, including Harrison Gray Dyar's entomological research at the Division of Insects, United States National Museum, his tunnel digging hobby, their involvement in the Bahai faith; and the Pollock family's role in the development of kindergartens in the United States. |
Descriptive Entry
These interviews of Dyar family members by Marc E. Epstein, Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, and Pamela M. Henson, Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, covers their family; youth; education in Washington, D.C.; careers; collecting interests; reminiscences of their parents and grandparents, including Harrison Gray Dyar's entomological research at the Division of Insects, U.S. National Museum, his tunnel digging hobby, their involvement in the Baha'i faith; and the Pollock family's role in the development of Skyland resort and kindergartens in the United States. This collection consists of 4.5 hours of audiotape recordings and c. 165 pages of transcript.
Restrictions
Use Restriction
Restricted.
Index Terms
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Name
- Division of Insects (NMNH)
- Dyar, Harrison G. (Harrison Gray), 1866-1929
- Dyar, Wallace Joshan, 1913-1999
- Dyar, Wellesca Pollock Allen.
- Dyar, Zella Peabody
- Pollock, George Freeman, 1869-1949
- Skyland Resort (Virginia)
- United States National Museum.
- United States Postal Service
Subject
- Bahai Faith
- Conservation of natural resources
- Education
- Entomology
- Kindergarten -- United States -- History.
- Religion
Co-Creator
- Dyar, Lowell interviewee.
- Dyar, Wallace Joshan, 1913-1999 interviewee.
- Epstein, Marc E. interviewer.
- Henson, Pamela M. interviewer.
- Hill, Roberta interviewee.
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9570, , Dyar Family Oral History Interviews
Container List
Box 1
Transcripts of Interviews
Interview 1: 17 May 1992
Box 1 of 1
Interview 2: 3 August 1999
Box 1 of 1
Audio Recordings of Interviews
Interview 1: 17 May 1992
Box 1 of 1
Interview 2: 3 August 1999
Box 1 of 1
- Finding Aid encoded on: 8-8-2011
- Contact us at osiaref@si.edu