John Henry and Anna Botsford Comstock papers, 1833-1955, 1874-1931 (bulk)

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John Henry and Anna Botsford Comstock papers, 1833-1955, 1874-1931 (bulk)

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Includes personal correspondence of Anna Botsford and Henry John (later John Henry) Comstock, 1859-1923; professional correspondence (1878-1926) documenting John Henry Comstock's influence in the development of entomology departments in colleges throughout the United States; publications by or about the Comstocks; lecture and field notes; certificates and awards; typescript draft of an autobiography by Anna Comstock, published posthumously as THE COMSTOCKS OF CORNELL: JOHN HENRY AND ANNA BOTSFORD COMSTOCK edited by Glenn W. Herrick and Ruby Green Smith, 1953; Botsford and Comstock family photographs; Anna Botsford diaries (1870-71, 1874-75) and poem; a scrapbook relating to the Botsford family, Phebe Irish Botsford, and Anna Botsford Comstock; materials concerning wood engraving; photographs and sketches (pen and ink and pencil) of insects by Anna Comstock used in Comstock Press publications; glass lantern slides used in Anna Comstock's naturestudy classes; wood block; engraving tools; and wood engravings of plants, insects, and nature scenes by Anna Botsford Comstock.

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Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

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Anna Botsford, Comstock 1854-1930.

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John Henry Comstock was a professor of entomology at Cornell University. Anna Botsford Comstock was a professor of nature studies and a wood engraver specializing in scientific illustration. From the guide to the John Henry and Anna Botsford Comstock papers, 1833-1955, 1874-1931 (bulk), (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library) ...

Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930

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John Henry Comstock was a professor of entomology at Cornell University. Anna Botsford Comstock was a professor of nature studies and a wood engraver specializing in scientific illustration. From the description of John Henry and Anna Botsford Comstock papers, 1833-1955, 1874-1931 (bulk). (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64074999 ...

Creighton, Katherine

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Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931

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Herrick, Glenn W. (Glenn Washington), 1870-1965

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Professor of entomology, Cornell University. Cornell University Class of 1896. From the description of Glenn Washington Herrick papers, 1872-1963. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64075002 ...

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Botsford family.

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Comstock family.

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