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

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

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

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.

Smyth, Ellison A.

1859-1927

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English

Ms1981-098

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.

Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech