Papers, 1877-1940s.

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Papers, 1877-1940s.

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This collection includes letters, manuscript and typescript drafts of his publications. They relate to his works "Fighting the Insects: the Story of an Entomologist" (1933); and with Harrison D. Dyar and Frederick Knab, "A Monograph of the Culicidae of North and Central America." The latter is one volume of the larger three-volume published work "The Mosquitoes of North and Central America and the West Indies" (1912).

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United States. Bureau of Entomology

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The Division of Entomology was formed in 1863. Early heads of this division included Townend Glover and Charles Valentine Riley. Early research included the development of insect control and eradication practices, as well as the identification of insects and their life cycles. In 1904 the Division of Entomology reached bureau status, and research greatly expanded to include many more laboratories around the country and the creation of new inspection procedures to prevent insect pest infestation....

Howard, L.O. (Leland Ossian), 1857-1950

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Leland Ossian Howard was a biologist and entomologist. He was Chief of the United States Bureau of Entomology (1894-1927). From the description of Papers, 1877-1940s. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122539991 From the guide to the L. O. (Leland Ossian) Howard papers, 1877-1940s, 1877-1949, (American Philosophical Society) ...