Extent:

11.5 cu. ft. (23 document boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Color photographs

Black-and-white photographs

Floor plans

Black-and-white transparencies

Serials (publications)

Illustrations

Manuscripts

Newsletters

Architectural drawings

Date:

circa 1948-1974

Descriptive Entry:

The record unit contains correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports, manuscripts, and other materials documenting the activities of the Department of Entomology and its staff, especially during the tenures of John Frederick Gates Clarke, Karl V. Krombein, and Paul D. Hurd, Jr., as chairman. Some material concerning the professional activities of these three is also included.

Historical Note:

For an administrative history of the Department of Entomology, see Record Units 138, 139, and 140 above, and 148 below. Paul D. Hurd, Jr., became chairman of the Department in 1970.

Topic:

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Genre/Form:

Color photographs

Black-and-white photographs

Floor plans

Black-and-white transparencies

Serials (publications)

Illustrations

Manuscripts

Newsletters

Architectural drawings

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 247, National Museum of Natural History. Department of Entomology, Records

Identifier:

Record Unit 247

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Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-faru0247