Correspondence, 1963-1990, with related records from 1942

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Summary

Consists of professional correspondence documenting the activities and research of the Division of Lepidoptera. The correspondence for the most part concerns the loan, acquisition, identification, and distribution of insect specimens. Curators represented in these materials include William DeWitt Field, Associate Curator and Curator, 1963-1980; J.F. Gates Clarke, Curator, Senior Entomologist, and Research Associate, 1963-1990; Donald R. Davis, Associate Curator and Curator, 1963-1991; W. Donald Duckworth, Associate Curator and Curator, 1962-1984; John McLauren Burns, Associate Curator and Curator, 1975-1991; and Robert K. Robbins, Associate Curator and Curator, 1983-1991.

Subject

  • Clarke, J. F. Gates (John Frederick Gates) 1905-1990
  • Davis, Donald R (Donald Ray)
  • Field, William D. 1914-1992
  • Duckworth, W. Donald
  • Burns, John McLauren
  • Robbins, Robert K
  • United States National Museum

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Series Level Description

Notes

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Organization

Alphabetic

Repository Loc.

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

Date

  • 1942
  • 1942-1990
  • 1963-1990, with related records from 1942

Restrictions & Rights

Materials less than 15 years old Restricted. Contact reference staff for details

Topic

  • Entomology
  • Lepidoptera
  • Diptera

Form/Genre

Manuscripts

Local number

SIA RS00190

Physical description

6.5 cu. ft. processed holdings

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