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Richard E. Blackwelder Oral History Interview

Creator::: Blackwelder, Richard E., interviewee Search this

Extent:: 2 audiotapes (Reference copies).

Type:: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Audiotapes; Transcripts

Date:: 1978

Introduction:: The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program staff conduct interviews with current and retired Smithsonian staff and others who have made significant contributions to the Institution. There are also interviews conducted by researchers or student on topics related to the history of the Smithsonian or the holdings of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

Blackwelder was interviewed for the Oral History Collection to document his career in entomology and his role in the founding of the Society of Systematic Zoology.

Descriptive Entry:: Blackwelder was interviewed by Pamela M. Henson on January 17, 1978. The interview covers Blackwelder's education; field work in the West Indies; his career with the USDA, American Museum of Natural History, USNM, St. John Fisher College, and Southern Illinois University; his research interests; the SSZ; and his colleagues. The interview focuses on his years in the Division of Insects, USNM, his curatorial duties, research on Staphylinidae, his colleagues, relations with the USDA staff, and USNM administration. Blackwelder discusses the founding of the SSZ, his role in its development, and relations between the SSZ and the American Association for the Advancement of Science and other zoological societies. Blackwelder reminisces extensively about his friend and colleague, Waldo LaSalle Schmitt, Head Curator of Biology in the USNM and a founder of the SSZ.

Historical Note:: Richard Eliot Blackwelder (1909-2001), received the B.A. (1931) and Ph.D. (1934) in zoology from Stanford University. From 1935 to 1938, he conducted entomological field work in the West Indies with the Smithsonian's Walter Rathbone Bacon Traveling Scholarship. He then worked briefly for the White-Fringed Beetle Identification Unit, Bureau of Entomology, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) before accepting an Assistant Curatorship in Entomology at the American Museum of Natural History in 1938.

In 1940 Blackwelder joined the staff of the United States National Museum (USNM) as an Assistant Curator in the Division of Insects and in 1942 advanced to Associate Curator. His research specialty was the morphology, classification, and nomenclature of the family Staphylinidae. During World War II, Blackwelder worked in electronics research and development while on leave from the museum. After the war he returned to the Division of Insects and was active in the development of the Society of Systematic Zoology (SSZ), as Secretary-Treasurer from 1949 to 1960, President in 1961, and Editor of its journal, Systematic Zoology.

In 1954 Blackwelder left the USNM and pursued his broader research interests in the principles of zoology. From 1956 to 1958 he was an Associate Professor at St. John Fisher College, and from 1965 until his retirement in 1977 was Professor of Zoology at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

Topic:: Entomology Search this; Zoology Search this; Biology -- Classification Search this; Records of meetings, organizations, and professional societies Search this; Museum curators -- Interviews Search this; Interviews Search this; Oral history Search this

Genre/Form:: Audiotapes; Transcripts

Citation:: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9517, Richard E. Blackwelder Oral History Interview

Identifier:: Record Unit 9517

See more items in:: Richard E. Blackwelder Oral History Interview

Archival Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_collection:sova-sia-faru9517

Catalogue of Rocks, Minerals, and Natural History Specimens

Creator::: United States. General Land Office Search this

Extent:: 0.43 cu. ft. (1 12x17 box)

Type:: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Manuscripts

Place:: West (U.S.)

Date:: 1868-1872

Descriptive Entry:: This accession consists of a one volume catalogue of minerals, rocks, and natural history specimens from Western and Midwestern territories maintained by the General Land Office.

Topic:: Middle West Search this; Minerals Search this; Geology Search this; Natural history Search this

Genre/Form:: Manuscripts

Citation:: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 84-178, United States, General Land Office, Catalogue of Rocks, Minerals, and Natural History Specimens

Identifier:: Accession 84-178

See more items in:: Catalogue of Rocks, Minerals, and Natural History Specimens

Archival Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_collection:sova-sia-fa84-178

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Box 1

Collection Creator::: United States. General Land Office Search this

Type:: Archival materials

Collection Citation:: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 84-178, United States, General Land Office, Catalogue of Rocks, Minerals, and Natural History Specimens

See more items in:: Catalogue of Rocks, Minerals, and Natural History Specimens

Archival Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_component:sova-sia-fa84-178-refidd1e167

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Catalogue of rocks, minerals, and natural history specimens from Western and Midwestern territories maintained by the General Land Office

Collection Creator::: United States. General Land Office Search this

Container:: Box 1 of 1

Type:: Archival materials

Collection Citation:: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 84-178, United States, General Land Office, Catalogue of Rocks, Minerals, and Natural History Specimens

See more items in:: Catalogue of Rocks, Minerals, and Natural History Specimens; Catalogue of Rocks, Minerals, and Natural History Specimens / Box 1

Archival Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_component:sova-sia-fa84-178-refidd1e174

view Volume 1 1860-1868, "Journal of Facts in Natural History; partially indexed record of Walsh's study of behavior and habitats of insects in the region of his home; frequent, careful descriptions of anatomy, coloration, and diet of captured species; ofte... digital asset: Volume 1, 1860-1868 (Image nos. SIA2013-05049 to SIA2013-05241)

Volume 1 1860-1868, "Journal of Facts in Natural History; partially indexed record of Walsh's study of behavior and habitats of insects in the region of his home; frequent, careful descriptions of anatomy, coloration, and diet of captured species; ofte...

Collection Creator::: Walsh, Benjamin Dann, 1808-1869 Search this

Container:: Box 1 of 1

Type:: Archival materials

Collection Citation:: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7123, Benjamin Dann Walsh Field Notebooks

See more items in:: Benjamin Dann Walsh Field Notebooks; Benjamin Dann Walsh Field Notebooks / Box 1

Archival Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_component:sova-sia-faru7123-refidd1e189

Space and Facilities Files

Creator::: National Museum of Natural History. Office of Facilities Operations Search this

Extent:: 0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)

Type:: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Black-and-white photographs; Color photographs

Date:: circa 1983

Descriptive Entry:: This accession consists of photographs of the installation of cabinets at the Smithsonian Institution, Museum Support Center. The Museum Support Center officially opened on May 16, 1983. Some individuals are identified.

Topic:: Natural history museums Search this; Museum buildings Search this; Museum storage facilities Search this; Smithsonian buildings Search this

Genre/Form:: Black-and-white photographs; Color photographs

Citation:: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 20-002, National Museum of Natural History. Office of Facilities Operations, Space and Facilities Files

Identifier:: Accession 20-002

See more items in:: Space and Facilities Files

Archival Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_collection:sova-sia-fa20-002

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Box 1

Collection Creator::: National Museum of Natural History. Office of Facilities Operations Search this

Type:: Archival materials

Collection Citation:: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 20-002, National Museum of Natural History. Office of Facilities Operations, Space and Facilities Files

See more items in:: Space and Facilities Files

Archival Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_component:sova-sia-fa20-002-refidd1e174

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Cabinet installation at the Museum Support Center, circa 1983 (2 folders)

Collection Creator::: National Museum of Natural History. Office of Facilities Operations Search this

Container:: Box 1 of 1

Type:: Archival materials

Collection Citation:: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 20-002, National Museum of Natural History. Office of Facilities Operations, Space and Facilities Files

See more items in:: Space and Facilities Files; Space and Facilities Files / Box 1

Archival Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_component:sova-sia-fa20-002-refidd1e181

Website Records

Creator::: National Museum of Natural History Search this

Type:: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Electronic records

Date:: 2017

Descriptive Entry:: The Department of Anthropology website, crawled May 11, 2017, includes information about collections, staff, staff publications, research, and training programs as well as online exhibitions. Materials are in electronic format.

Topic:: Anthropology Search this; Museum exhibits Search this; Museums -- Public relations Search this; Museums -- Employees Search this; Museums -- Collection management Search this; Natural history museums Search this; Research Search this; Web sites Search this

Genre/Form:: Electronic records

Citation:: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-049, National Museum of Natural History, Website Records

Identifier:: Accession 18-049

See more items in:: Website Records

Archival Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_collection:sova-sia-fa18-049

Website Records

Creator::: National Museum of Natural History Search this

Type:: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Electronic records

Place:: Green River Formation

Date:: 2017

Descriptive Entry:: This accession consists of a section of the Department of Paleobiology website dedicated to the Green River fossil collections as it existed on June 9, 2017. It includes information about the collections and their history as well as selected images of the specimens. Materials are in electronic format.

Topic:: Web sites Search this; Natural history museums Search this; Museums -- Public relations Search this; Museums -- Collection management Search this; Fossils Search this

Genre/Form:: Electronic records

Citation:: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-050, National Museum of Natural History, Website Records

Identifier:: Accession 18-050

See more items in:: Website Records

Archival Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_collection:sova-sia-fa18-050

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Electronic Records

Collection Creator::: National Museum of Natural History Search this

Type:: Archival materials

Collection Citation:: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-049, National Museum of Natural History, Website Records

See more items in:: Website Records

Archival Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_component:sova-sia-fa18-049-refidd1e217

Department of Anthropology website, crawled May 11, 2017

Collection Creator::: National Museum of Natural History Search this

Container:: Electronic Records

Type:: Archival materials

Collection Citation:: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-049, National Museum of Natural History, Website Records

See more items in:: Website Records; Website Records / Electronic Records

Archival Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_component:sova-sia-fa18-049-refidd1e225

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Electronic Records

Collection Creator::: National Museum of Natural History Search this

Type:: Archival materials

Collection Citation:: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-050, National Museum of Natural History, Website Records

See more items in:: Website Records

Archival Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_component:sova-sia-fa18-050-refidd1e192

Green River Fossil Collections section of the Department of Paleobiology website, crawled June 9, 2017

Collection Creator::: National Museum of Natural History Search this

Container:: Electronic Records

Type:: Archival materials

Collection Citation:: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-050, National Museum of Natural History, Website Records

See more items in:: Website Records; Website Records / Electronic Records

Archival Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_component:sova-sia-fa18-050-refidd1e200

Website Records

Topic:: NMNH Geosciences (Newsletter)

Creator::: National Museum of Natural History Search this

Type:: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Electronic records

Date:: 2017

Descriptive Entry:: This accession consists of the website for the Department of Mineral Sciences as it existed on June 27, 2017. The website includes information about research, collections, exhibitions, seminars, facilities, and staff. In addition, it includes references to standards and the newsletter, "NMNH Geosciences." Detailed collections information is not included in this accession. Materials are in electronic format.

Topic:: Natural history museums Search this; Web sites Search this; Museums -- Public relations Search this; Museum exhibits Search this; Research Search this; Mineralogy Search this; Minerals Search this; Museums -- Collection management Search this; Gems Search this; Museums -- Employees Search this; Museum publications Search this

Genre/Form:: Electronic records

Citation:: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-046, National Museum of Natural History, Website Records

Identifier:: Accession 18-046

See more items in:: Website Records

Archival Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_collection:sova-sia-fa18-046

Website Records

Creator::: National Museum of Natural History Search this

Type:: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Electronic records

Date:: 2017

Descriptive Entry:: This accession consists of a section of the National Museum of Natural History website devoted to the Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems Program as it existed on March 7, 2017. The website includes information about the program and related research, scholarly events, publications, and news as well as a printable board game. Materials are in electronic format.

Topic:: Natural history museums Search this; Ecology Search this; Research Search this; Special events Search this; Publications Search this; Web sites Search this; Museums -- Public relations Search this

Genre/Form:: Electronic records

Citation:: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-048, National Museum of Natural History, Website Records

Identifier:: Accession 18-048

See more items in:: Website Records

Archival Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_collection:sova-sia-fa18-048

No Image Available

Electronic Records

Collection Creator::: National Museum of Natural History Search this

Type:: Archival materials

Collection Citation:: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-046, National Museum of Natural History, Website Records

See more items in:: Website Records

Archival Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_component:sova-sia-fa18-046-refidd1e211

Department of Mineral Sciences website, crawled June 27, 2017

Collection Creator::: National Museum of Natural History Search this

Container:: Electronic Records

Type:: Archival materials

Collection Citation:: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-046, National Museum of Natural History, Website Records

See more items in:: Website Records; Website Records / Electronic Records

Archival Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_component:sova-sia-fa18-046-refidd1e219

No Image Available

Electronic Records

Collection Creator::: National Museum of Natural History Search this

Type:: Archival materials

Collection Citation:: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-048, National Museum of Natural History, Website Records

See more items in:: Website Records

Archival Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_component:sova-sia-fa18-048-refidd1e195

Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems Program section of the National Museum of Natural History website, crawled March 7, 2017

Collection Creator::: National Museum of Natural History Search this

Container:: Electronic Records

Type:: Archival materials

Collection Citation:: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-048, National Museum of Natural History, Website Records

See more items in:: Website Records; Website Records / Electronic Records

Archival Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:: ead_component:sova-sia-fa18-048-refidd1e203

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Richard E. Blackwelder Oral History Interview

Catalogue of Rocks, Minerals, and Natural History Specimens

Box 1

Catalogue of rocks, minerals, and natural history specimens from Western and Midwestern territories maintained by the General Land Office

Volume 1 1860-1868, "Journal of Facts in Natural History; partially indexed record of Walsh's study of behavior and habitats of insects in the region of his home; frequent, careful descriptions of anatomy, coloration, and diet of captured species; ofte...

Space and Facilities Files

Box 1

Cabinet installation at the Museum Support Center, circa 1983 (2 folders)

Website Records

Website Records

Electronic Records

Department of Anthropology website, crawled May 11, 2017

Electronic Records

Green River Fossil Collections section of the Department of Paleobiology website, crawled June 9, 2017

Website Records

Website Records

Electronic Records

Department of Mineral Sciences website, crawled June 27, 2017

Electronic Records

Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems Program section of the National Museum of Natural History website, crawled March 7, 2017

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