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Accession 90-079
Sabrosky, Curtis W. (Curtis Williams), 1910-
Curtis W. Sabrosky Papers, 1947-1988
Historical Note
Curtis Williams Sabrosky (1910-1997) was an entomologist who specialized in Diptera, especially Chloropidae. In 1946, Sabrosky joined the staff of the United States Department of Agriculture, first with the Bureau of Entomology and later with its Systematic Entomology Laboratory (SEL) as a Research Entomologist, and served as Research Director from 1967 to 1973. From 1980 to 1988, he was a Cooperating Scientist at SEL, as well as a Research Associate of the Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History (NMNH).
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of correspondence documenting Curtis W. Sabrosky's research on the flies of the genus Protocalliphora.
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- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Entomology
- Sabrosky, Curtis W. (Curtis Williams), 1910-
- Systematic Entomology Laboratory (U.S.)
- United States. Department of Agriculture
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Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-079, Curtis W. Sabrosky Papers