Ellison A. Smyth. Sr. Papers, 1859-1927, (Ms1981-098)

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Title

Ellison A. Smyth. Sr. Papers, 1859-1927, (Ms1981-098)

Subject

Faculty
Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Montgomery County (Va.)
Science and Technology
University History
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute

Description

The Ellison A. Smyth, Sr. collection contains papers including correspondence with professional and amateur scientists, collectors, dealers and suppliers around the world, including H.H. Bailey, Carl Braun, Jonathan Dwight, E.K. Harvey, and James R. Randolph. The collection also includes correspondence with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the American Entomological Society, Boston Society of Natural History, Linnean Society of New York, and the University of Notre Dame Botany Department; reprints of articles written by Smyth; literature on topics in biology and science; and his notes, written in 1912, on birds in Montgomery County, Virginia. Additionally, the collection contains a series of field journals and film negatives from Smyth's trips abroad. Other items in the collection include lecture notes (biology, botany, and evolution) and exam questions from the 1900s-1920s.

Professor of Biology (1891-1925); dean of the faculty (1903-06); dean of the Department of Applied Science (1916-20). Images are from his lantern slide collection.

Creator

Smyth, Ellison A.

Date

1859-1927

Rights

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Format

jpg

Language

English

Identifier

Ms1981-098

Bibliographic Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Ellison A. Smyth, Sr. Papers , Ms1981-098, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Rights Holder

Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Collection Items

Steam ship moored along the coast
Steam ship moored along the coast

People on the coast and buckets in the sand
People on the coast and buckets in the sand

Pack horses and man on a horse in the jungle
Pack horses and man on a horse in the jungle

Rocky coastline and tree
Rocky coastline and tree

Bird sitting on a tree branch
Bird sitting on a tree branch

Bird
Bird

Man's hand holding a large fish
Man's hand holding a large fish

People standing in a field
People standing in a field

Two men in native garb with an emu
Two men in native garb with an emu

Steam ship with canopy moving in the water
Steam ship with canopy moving in the water

Steam ship moored near the shore
Steam ship moored near the shore

Sail boat moving in the sea
Sail boat moving in the sea

Two masted boat listing in shallow water
Two masted boat listing in shallow water

Man and woman looking at sea from a boat deck
Man and woman looking at sea from a boat deck

Man resting in a deck chair (possibly Dr. Ellison Smyth)
Man resting in a deck chair (possibly Dr. Ellison Smyth)

Coastal buildings viewed from a boat
Coastal buildings viewed from a boat

Men in a row boat with a sail boat in the distance
Men in a row boat with a sail boat in the distance

Two four-masted sailboats along the coast
Two four-masted sailboats along the coast

Two birds on a tree branch
Two birds on a tree branch

Palm trees on a sea cost
Palm trees on a sea cost

Large tree
Large tree

Flocks of birds on the seashore
Flocks of birds on the seashore

Shore birds flying and standing on the sand
Shore birds flying and standing on the sand

Bird perched on a tree branch
Bird perched on a tree branch

Bird perched on a tree branch
Bird perched on a tree branch

Large bird perched on tree branch
Large bird perched on tree branch

Large bird in grass
Large bird in grass

Six birds on a tree branch
Six birds on a tree branch

Bird perched on tree branch
Bird perched on tree branch

Glass plate negative of a bird in grass
Glass plate negative of a bird in grass

Glass plate negative of a tree with fruit
Glass plate negative of a tree with fruit

Glass plate negative of a bird in grass
Glass plate negative of a bird in grass

Bird perched on tree trunk
Bird perched on tree trunk

Glass plate negative of rocks and waves at the seashore
Glass plate negative of rocks and waves at the seashore

Glass plate negative of fern leaves
Glass plate negative of fern leaves

Glass plate negative of a tree
Glass plate negative of a tree

Bird perched on tree branch
Bird perched on tree branch

Bird perched on tree trunk
Bird perched on tree trunk
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  • Ellison A. Smyth. Sr. Papers, 1859-1927, (Ms1981-098)