Correspondence, circa 1948-1998

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Summary

Consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence concerning the activities of the Department of Entomology, including the donation or other receipt of specimens in the National Museum of Natural History; distribution or loan of specimens from the Museum; requests for determination of specimens by other international and domestic entomologists and the general public; and general research questions from the public. Some correspondence concerns research and collecting trips, applications for research grants, requests for publications, and the Southeast Asia Mosquito Project. Materials predating 1963 were created by the Division of Insects. Department Chairmen represented in these materials include J.F. Gates Clarke, 1963-1965; Karl V. Krombein, 1965-1971; and Paul David Hurd, 1971-1976.

Subject

  • Clarke, J. F. Gates (John Frederick Gates) 1905-1990
  • Krombein, Karl V
  • Hurd, Paul David 1921-
  • United States National Museum Division of Insects
  • United States National Museum

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Series Level Description

Notes

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Organization

Alphabetic and chronologic

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1948
  • 1948-1998
  • circa 1948-1998

Topic

  • Southeast Asia Mosquito Project
  • Natural history museums
  • Insects
  • Entomology
  • Culicidae
  • Entomologists
  • Diptera
  • Mosquitoes

Form/Genre

  • Pamphlets
  • Manuscripts
  • Field notes
  • Black-and-white photographs
  • Black-and-white negatives
  • Maps
  • Scientific illustrations

Local number

SIA RS00148

Physical description

17 cu. ft. processed and unprocessed holdings

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