Portrait of Oscar Ling Cartwright (1900-1983)

ID: SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B27A_023]

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

Date: 1948

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 27A, Image No. SIA_000095_B27A_023

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Subject

Cartwright, Oscar Ling

Notes

American entomologist who specialized in scarab beetles. In 1948, Cartwright was appointed Associate Curator in the Division of Insects, United States National Museum (USNM). When the Department of Entomology was created in 1963, as part of a reorganization of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Cartwright was appointed Curator and supervisor of the Division of Coleoptera. After his retirement in 1970, Cartwright continued his research as an Emeritus Entomologist at NMNH.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 27A, Image No. SIA_000095_B27A_023

Repository Loc.

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

Date

  • 1948
  • Between 1948 and 1970

Restrictions & Rights

  • No access restrictions. Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
  • Copyright Undetermined

Topic

  • Smithsonian Institution
  • Personnel management
  • Portraits
  • Employees
  • Scientists
  • Smithsonian Institution--Employees

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B27A_023]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 5 x 4;

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