Willard Loomis Devereaux papers
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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
The collection contains correspondence, articles, advertisements, notes, and coleoptera lists. Correspondents include Thomas O. Blair, Samuel Edison Cassino, John Henry Comstock, Adolph Conradi, A. S. Fuller, Asa Gray, A. P. Hilton, Arthur Kretzler, G. M. Sevette, and Herman Strecker. Organizations include American Association for the Advancement of Science; American Entomological Society; American Naturalist and Naturalists' Agency; Cambridge Entomological Club; Daily Rural Life; Entomological Society of America; Galen Agricultural Society; New York State Grange; New York State Museum of Natural History; Office of the State Entomologist; United States Department of Agriculture, Division of Botany; and United States Department of Agriculture, Division of Entomology.
Dates
- 1874-1899.
Creator
- Devereaux, Willard Loomis. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Willard L. Devereaux was a prominent farmer of Wayne County, near Clyde, New York. He also made a specialty of orchard and vineyard planting. Mr. Devereaux was also an entomologist of considerable note. His collection of bugs and insects was one of the finest in his time. He authored many articles on entomology. He was a charter member of the Entomological Society of America and was also a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Mr. Devereaux also held memberships in the Grange, Farmers Alliance, and the Clyde Farmers Exchange.
Extent
1 cubic feet. (1 cubic foot)
Abstract
The collection contains correspondence, articles, advertisements, notes, and coleoptera lists. Correspondents include Thomas O. Blair, Samuel Edison Cassino, John Henry Comstock, Adolph Conradi, A. S. Fuller, Asa Gray, A. P. Hilton, Arthur Kretzler, G. M. Sevette, and Herman Strecker. Organizations include American Association for the Advancement of Science; American Entomological Society; American Naturalist and Naturalists' Agency; Cambridge Entomological Club; Daily Rural Life; Entomological Society of America; Galen Agricultural Society; New York State Grange; New York State Museum of Natural History; Office of the State Entomologist; United States Department of Agriculture, Division of Botany; and United States Department of Agriculture, Division of Entomology.
Physical Description
Correspondence, Publications, Research Materials.
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- Guy Smith
- Date completed:
- 2006
- EAD encoding:
- Anne Eller, July 2007
- Date modified:
- RMC Staff, July 2011
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Entomological Society
- American Naturalist and Naturalists\' Agency
- Blair, Thomas O.
- Cambridge Entomological Club
- Cassino, Samuel Edson, 1856-1937.
- Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931.
- Conradi, Adolph.
- Daily Rural Life
- Entomological Society of America
- Entomology -- Societies, etc. -- United States.
- Fuller, A. S.
- Galen Agricultural Society
- Gray, Asa, 1810-1888.
- Kretzler, Arthur.
- New York (State). Entomologist
- New York State Grange
- New York State Museum of Natural History
- Sevette, G. M.
- Strecker, Herman, 1836-1901.
- United States -- : Division of Botany.
- United States -- : Division of Entomology.
- Wayne County (New York)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by Guy Smith
- Date
- July 2007
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu