Genetic engineering, applications to agriculture : invited papers presented at a symposium held May 16-19, 1982, at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), Beltsville, Maryland / Lowell D. Owens, editor ; organized by the BARC Symposium VII Committee ; sponsored by the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Northeastern Region, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Biosystematics in agriculture : invited papers presented at a symposium held May 8-11, 1977, at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), Beltsville, Maryland / organized by the BARC Symposium II Committee ; Lloyd Knutson, chairman ; sponsored by the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Northeastern Region, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Boggy, sphagnous seeps (2 seeps 0.2 km apart) in the drainage of Beveardam Creek, cut by telephone right-of-way. Search this
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Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), 0.2 km N of Beaverdam Road, 4.7 km W of Bowie, and 6.8-7 km SE of Beltsville., Prince George's, Maryland, United States, North America
Boggy, sphagnous seeps (2 seeps 0.2 km apart) in the drainage of Beveardam Creek, cut by telephone right-of-way. Search this
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Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), 0.2 km N of Beaverdam Road, 4.7 km W of Bowie, and 6.8-7 km SE of Beltsville., Prince George's, Maryland, United States, North America
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), 0.2 km N of Beaverdam Road, 4.7 km W of Bowie, and 6.8-7 km SE of Beltsville., Prince George's, Maryland, United States, North America
Boggy, sphagnous seeps (2 seeps 0.2 km apart) in the drainage of Beveardam Creek, cut by telephone right-of-way. Search this
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Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), 0.2 km N of Beaverdam Road, 4.7 km W of Bowie, and 6.8-7 km SE of Beltsville., Prince George's, Maryland, United States, North America
Dry, sandy soil in open areas along telephone line right-of-way. Search this
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Drainage of Beaver Dam Creek, along telephone line right-of-way, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), 0.2 km N of Beaverdam Rd., 4.7 km W of Bowie, & 6.8-7 km SE of Beltsville., Prince George's, Maryland, United States, North America
Dry, sandy soil in open areas along telephone line right-of-way. Search this
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Drainage of Beaver Dam Creek, along telephone line right-of-way, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), 0.2 km N of Beaverdam Rd., 4.7 km W of Bowie, & 6.8-7 km SE of Beltsville., Prince George's, Maryland, United States, North America
Dry to moist, sandy soil along forest edges of telephone line right-of-way. Search this
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Drainage of Beaver Dam Creek, along telephone line right-of-way, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), 0.2 km N of Beaverdam Rd., 4.7 km W of Bowie, & 6.8-7 km SE of Beltsville., Prince George's, Maryland, United States, North America
Border of woods along telephone line right-of-way. Search this
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Drainage of Beaver Dam Creek, along telephone line right-of-way, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), 0.2 km N of Beaverdam Rd., 4.7 km W of Bowie, & 6.8-7 km SE of Beltsville., Prince George's, Maryland, United States, North America
deep, sandy loam of semi-open woodland Search this
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Beltsville Agricultural Research Center; CentralFarm; ca. 0.4 km NE of Powder Mill Rd., ca. 0.6 km NW of the intersection of Springfield Rd. and Powder Mill Rd., Prince George's, Maryland, United States, North America
Boggy, sphagnous seeps (2 seeps 0.2 km apart) in the drainage of Beveardam Creek, cut by telephone right-of-way. Search this
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Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), 0.2 km N of Beaverdam Road, 4.7 km W of Bowie, and 6.8-7 km SE of Beltsville., Prince George's, Maryland, United States, North America
In sphagnum-bordered wheel-ruts along telephone line right-of-way. Search this
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Drainage of Beaver Dam Creek, along telephone line right-of-way, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC), 0.2 km N of Beaverdam Rd., 4.7 km W of Bowie, & 6.8-7 km SE of Beltsville., Prince George's, Maryland, United States, North America
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this
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Archival materials
Introduction:
The Regional America program at the 1974 Festival continued the tradition of featuring the folklife of one State - in this case, Mississippi. In the six months leading up to the Festival, Smithsonian field researchers travelled 15,000 miles through 82 counties in the State. Their mission was to locate and identify traditional music, dance, craft skills, culinary arts and story-telling. They sought individuals whose skills were transmitted by families and friends in their home communities, people who were not formally trained, but who assimilated the culture of their families and neighbors since infancy. In addition to a Fiddlers' Convention and a diversity of musical performances from African American and white Mississippians, including a group of Lebanese descent, activities were organized around three themes: cotton, cattle and timber. Some 65 musicians and more than 50 craftspeople took part in the Mississippi program between July 3 and July 7, 1974.
A quarter-acre of cotton, under cultivation since mid-April 1974 by the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, grew on the Festival grounds. Visitors were invited to the related exhibits of classing, grading, ginning, carding, and spinning from plant to finished product. Several breeds of cattle were stabled on the Mall, representing an industry of increasing cultural significance. A calf-cutting demonstration with quarter horses, cattle shows and related crafts was part of the presentation. The timber exhibit demonstrated precision felling of trees, team-work on a hand-powered cross-cut saw, and workshops on timberlore and tall tales.
The Regional America program was coordinated by Peggy Martin. Mississippi's participation was coordinated by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History under the direction of Elbert R. Hilliard and Byrle A. Kynerd. The Mississippi Agriculture and Industrial Board, Mississippi Authority for Educational Television, the State Department of Agriculture and Commerce, and the Mississippi Arts Commission assisted in the presentation, which was endorsed by the Mississippi American Revolutionary Bicentennial Commission. Regional America continued to be a major program through the Bicentennial Festival in 1976.
Fieldworkers:
Richard Hulan, Worth Long, Tom Harvey, Howard Marshall, Charlotte Gutierrez, Annelen Archbold, Mack McCormick, and Andy Wallace; photographer Roland Freeman.
Participants:
Musicians
John W. Arnold, singer, Grenada, Mississippi
Brenda Ashker, dancer, Mississippi
Joseph Ashker, 1914-1994, dancer, Clinton, Mississippi
Josephine Ashker, 1921-1997, dancer, Mississippi
Joseph Ashker, Jr., dancer, Mississippi
Tommy Ashker, dancer, Mississippi
Marion "Chunk" Bentley, 1910-, caller, Rose Hill, Mississippi
Derrick Bunch, 1957-, cane flute player, Yazoo City, Mississippi
John White, 1910-, oak basket maker, Camden, Mississippi
Joe H. Wilson, leather worker, Bellefontaine, Mississippi
Mrs. Joe H. Wilson, leather worker, Bellefontaine, Mississippi
Frankie Lee Wright, 1948-2005, oak basket maker, Philadelphia, Mississippi
Collection Restrictions:
Access by appointment only. Where a listening copy or viewing copy has been created, this is indicated in the respective inventory; additional materials may be accessible with sufficient advance notice and, in some cases, payment of a processing fee. Older papers are housed at a remote location and may require a minimum of three weeks' advance notice and payment of a retrieval fee. Certain formats such as multi-track audio recordings and EIAJ-1 videoreels (1/2 inch) may not be accessible. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at 202-633-7322 or rinzlerarchives@si.edu for additional information.
Collection Rights:
Copyright and other restrictions may apply. Generally, materials created during a Festival are covered by a release signed by each participant permitting their use for personal and educational purposes; materials created as part of the fieldwork leading to a Festival may be more restricted. We permit and encourage such personal and educational use of those materials provided digitally here, without special permissions. Use of any materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires a license from the Archives. Licensing fees may apply in addition to any processing fees.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1974 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
This collection was created by combining two separate accessions of biographical information on and photographs of entomologists.
Series 1 consists mostly of biographical materials on dipterists (entomologists who specialize in the study of flies) but also includes information about other entomologists
and scientists in general. The material, which dates between 1797 and 1988, includes obituaries, magazine and newspaper articles, correspondence, bibliographies, photographs,
handwriting samples, book reviews, and biographical sketches. Especially rich are the files on William H. Ashmead, Walther Horn, S. Dillon Ripley, and Alan Stone. Information
on a number of entomological societies such as the Cambridge Entomological Club, the Entomological Society of America, and the Royal Entomological Society of London is also
included. The series also includes a small number of group photographs and one folder of handwriting samples. The handwriting samples and other correspondence were assembled
by Curtis W. Sabrosky and later culled from his papers as well as the papers of John M. Aldrich, Axel L. Melander, and Alan Stone.
Series 2 consists primarily of photographs of entomologists taken between 1873 and 1950. The photographs were for the most part collected by Eugene Amandus Schwarz and
Herbert Spencer Barber, United States Department of Agriculture entomologists associated with the United States National Museum. Included are formal portraits, casual shots,
photographs taken during field work, and group photographs. The series also contains photographs of field work sites from around the world, and a few postcards.
Historical Note:
The Systematic Entomology Laboratory (SEL), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is responsible for the identification of insect specimens. Its work provides
basic support for biological control projects, environmental studies, and research activities of federal and state agencies and other organizations. SEL scientists are also
active in research focused upon insect groups of economic importance to American agriculture. SEL maintains offices at the National Museum of Natural History and at the Beltsville
Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland.
Taxonomic work in entomology at the USDA was given separate status in 1925 with the creation of the Division of Taxonomic Investigation. Sievert Allen Rohwer was placed
in charge of the division. During its nearly sixty year history, the section responsible for entomological taxonomy at the USDA has undergone numerous administrative reorganizations
and name changes. Over most of these years it has had four titles: Division of Taxonomic Investigation, 1925-1934; Division of Insect Identification, 1934-1952; Insect Identification
and Parasite Introduction Research Branch, 1959-1972; and Systematic Entomology Laboratory, 1972- . USDA entomologists in charge of taxonomic work have included Rohwer, 1925-1927;
Harold Morrison, 1927-1935; Carl Frederick William Muesebeck, 1935-1954; Paul Wilson Oman, 1954-1960; William Henry Anderson, 1960-1966; Reece I. Sailer, 1967-1972; and Richard
H. Foote, 1972-1976.
This collection contains the official correspondence of the Systematic Entomology Laboratory, USDA, and its predecessors, 1925 to 1973. The correspondence, which is
both incoming and outgoing, mostly concerns the identification of specimens sent to the USDA for determination. Smaller amounts of correspondence document research projects
of USDA taxonomists; the preparation of scientific publications; field work; and professional activities. Correspondents include domestic and foreign entomologists, government
scientists, university professors, and USDA staff. Outgoing correspondence is usually signed by the USDA Entomologist in charge of the Division. Correspondence pre-dating
1925 primarily documents the professional career of Sievert Allen Rohwer and includes letters relating to his duties as Custodian of Hymenoptera, United States National Museum.
The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
Historical Note:
The Systematic Entomology Laboratory (SEL), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is responsible for the identification of insect specimens. Its work provides
basic support for biological control projects, environmental studies, and research activities of federal and state agencies and other organizations. SEL scientists are also
active in research focused upon insect groups of economic importance to American agriculture. SEL maintains offices and laboratories at the National Museum of Natural History
and at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, Maryland.
Taxonomic work in entomology at the USDA was given separate status in 1925 with the creation of the Division of Taxonomic Investigation. Sievert Allen Rohwer was placed
in charge of the Division. Prior to 1925 taxonomic work was performed by the Entomologist of the USDA, his staff, or outside specialists. During its sixty-one year history,
the section responsible for entomological taxonomy at the USDA has undergone numerous administrative reorganizations and name changes. Over most of those years it has had
four titles: Division of Taxonomic Investigation, 1925-1934; Division of Insect Identification, 1934-1952; Insect Identification and Parasite Introduction Research Branch,
1959-1972; and Systematic Entomology Laboratory, 1972- . The period 1952 to 1959 witnessed several name changes. USDA entomologists in charge of taxonomic work have included
Rohwer, 1925-1927; Harold Morrison, 1927-1935; Carl Frederick William Muesebeck, 1935-1954; Paul W. Oman, 1954-1960; William H. Anderson, 1960-1966; Reese I. Sailor, 1967-1972;
and Richard H. Foote, 1972-1976.
Beltsville, Agricultural Research Center, on Beaverdam Road, 0.6 mi (by road) SE of its junction with Soil Conservation Service Road, Prince Georges, Maryland, United States, North America
Anacostia Watershed Society field trip Search this
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Prince George's County: Beltsville Agricultural Research Center; Central Farm, ca. 0.8 km N of Powder Mill Road, ca. 0.6 km W of BW Pkwy; in shallow water of sphagnous, semi-permanently ponded, high quality Upland Depression Swamp at USNVC plot: Upper Anacostia 5 at GPS:, Maryland, United States, North America
