Entomologists
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
American Entomological Society Printing Blocks, Original Sketch, and Certificate Copy
Collection — Drawer 84
Identifier: ANSP-2010-077-Artifact
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two printing blocks from the American Entomological Society. The large printing block was made from a sketch of the same design. The large printing block is to create certificates for members of the society. A metal printing plate is attached to a wooden block for support. The printing plate reads: The American Entomological Society Philadelphia. There are twelve names that make up the border of the printing block. The names are: Cresson, Uhler, Fitch, Edwards,...
Dates:
Circa 19th Century
The American Entomological Society's Library Accession Ledgers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ANSP-2010-108
Scope and Contents
The accession ledgers for the American Entomological Society's library comprise this small collection. The pages of each ledger have printed columns with handwritten contents. The entries of the first volume were entered well after the books were collected: a note on page 2 states, "Began giving accession numbers and entering 1/20 1909." The first book obtained by the AES -- Melsheimer's (1853)Catalogue of the described Coleoptera of the United...
Dates:
1859-1959