Harrison Garman papers, ca. 1898-1912.

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Garman, Harrison, 1856-1944. Harrison Garman papers, ca. 1898-1912.

Harrison Garman papers, ca. 1898-1912.

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The Harrison Garman papers include correspondence and notes related to the Entomology files and research of Dr. Harrison Garman. Much of the correspondence is written on personal stationary and corporate letterheads which date from 1898 to 1912. It consists mostly of incoming correspondence from nurserymen, farmers, seed companies, chemical companies, apiaries, private individuals, foreign agricultural departments, the United States Department of Agriculture, and other Experimental Stations concerning questions and comments pertaining to the area of study that is listed on each folder. The correspondence pertains to concerns and questions raised by individual members of the community, his peers, and governmental organizations regarding topics in entomology. There are some newspaper clippings concerning pesticide use by the public during this time period. Professor Garman recorded his research and experiments in his own handwriting on small loose-leaf notepapers. The notes are dated, some with the experiment number, and several include hand illustrations of identified plants and insects. Professor Garman also created a notebook describing in detail the various species of Marine Biology in Beaufort, North Carolina, dating from July to September of 1881. In the notebook, he makes references to the works of Dr. W.K. Brooks, Fritz Muller, and [Charles] Spence Bate; all prominent scientists in their fields. The notebook is leather bound and measures 4" x 6.5". Some items of interest are: a memo dated March 9, 1915 imprinted on a cotton fiber (not paper) letterhead from a cotton manufacturer, the Botany Misc. Folder contains a letter from The Sword of Laban, American Anti-Mormon Association, The Gospel Dollar League, and Box 19, Folder 11, contains Professor Garman's handwritten bound notebook on Marine Biology from Beaufort, North Carolina, dated 1881. The collection also included bound Agricultural Experiment Station Annual Reports from 1890 to 1931, Entomology Bulletins from 1889-1954, Entomology Circulars from 1927-1937, Botany Bulletins from 1890-1932, loose Botany Circulars from 1915-1937, Regulatory Series July 1935 and 1962-1963, Results of Research for 1964, 1966, 1967, and 1968. A bibliography is included in the collection file, but the publications have been removed from the collection.

6.65 cu. ft. 19 boxes.

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