Abstract
Entomologist, author, professor of Zoology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst when it was known as Massachusetts Agricultural College, and President of the Association of Economic Entomologists in 1896. Includes correspondence, memorial tributes, personal recollections by former students and colleague Charles A. Peters, newspaper clippings, and printed versions of published writings. Also contains letters from other entomologists to Fernald's wife, entomologist Maria E. (Smith) Fernald, about her work.
The collection is open for research.
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Background on Charles Henry Fernald
Entomologist, author, Professor of Zoology; President, Association of Economic Entomologists, 1896.
Background on Charles Henry Fernald
| 1838 | Born, March 16, Mount Desert, Maine to Eben and Sophronia (Wasgatt) |
| 1862 | Married, August 24, to Maria Elizabeth Smith |
| 1865 | Principal, Litchfield Academy, Maine |
| 1866-1871 | Principal, Houlton Academy, Maine |
| 1871-1886 | Professor of Natural History, Maine State College |
| 1871 | Honorary A.M., Bowdoin College |
| 1886-1910 | Professor of Zoology, Massachusetts State College |
| 1886 | Ph.D., Maine State College |
| 1887-1910 | Entomologist, Hatch Experiment Station |
| 1891-1892 | Acting President, Massachusetts Agricultural College |
| 1896 | President, Association of Economic Entomologists |
| 1908-1912 | Director, Graduate School, Massachusetts Agricultural College |
| 1921 | Died, February 22, Amherst, Massachusetts |
Contents of Collection
Papers include professional correspondence, 1869-1905, largely with other entomologists; memorial tributes; personal recollections of former student and colleague, Charles A. Peters, 1874-1973; newspaper clippings; printed versions of published writings; and letters from other entomologists to Fernald's wife, entomologist Maria E. (Smith) Fernald (who lived from 1839 to 1919), about her work.
Correspondence to Fernald is arranged in two groupings and then alphabetically according to the surname of correspondent.
| Biographical Information | 1892-1963 |
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Box 1: 1 |
| Correspondence to Maria E. Fernald | 1882-1906 |
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Box 1: 2 |
| Collections lists sources unidentified | n.d. |
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Box 1: 3 |
| Correspondence lists | 1870s-1890s |
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Box 1: 4 |
| Correspondence received: |
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| Illegible signatures | 1872-1903 |
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Box 1: 5 |
| A | 1872-1896 |
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Box 1: 6 |
| Angus, James | 1877-1878 |
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Box 1: 7 |
| Austro-Hungarian Minister | 1897 |
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Box 1: 8 |
| B | 1856, 1872, 1890-1897 |
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Box 1: 9 |
| Baird, Spencer | 1872, 1881 |
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Box 1: 10 |
| Barrett, Charles W. | 1877-1880, 1888 |
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Box 1: 11 |
| Belfrage, G.W. | 1877 |
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Box 1: 12 |
| Beutenmuller | 1884, 1890 |
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Box 1: 13 |
| Black, George & Alice | 1890-1891 |
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Box 1: 14 |
| Bolter, A. | 1888-1896 |
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Box 1: 15 |
| Bradley Fertilizer Co. | 1896 |
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Box 1: 16 |
| Bridgham, Joseph | 1890-1892 |
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Box 1: 17 |
| Bruce, David | 1884 |
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Box 1: 18 |
| Bruner, Lawrence | 1888 |
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Box 1: 19 |
| Bumpus, H.C. | 1888 |
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Box 1: 20 |
| Bunker, Reuben H. | 1896 |
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Box 1: 21 |
| Burgess, W.B. | 1891 |
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Box 1: 22 |
| C | 1889-1899 |
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Box 1: 23 |
| Chambers, V.T. | 1875-1878 |
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Box 1: 24 |
| Clark, Charles Upson | 1894 |
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Box 1: 25 |
| Claypole, E.W. | 1881, 1882 |
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Box 1: 26 |
| Cockerell, Theo. D.A. | 1888 |
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Box 1: 27 |
| Cole, E.E. | 1895-1896 |
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Box 1: 28 |
| Comstock, J. Henry | 1882 |
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Box 1: 29 |
| Cooksey, George B. | 1890, 1891 |
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Box 1: 30 |
| Coquillett, D.W. | 1881, 1884 |
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Box 1: 31 |
| Cresson, E.T. | 1888 |
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Box 1: 32 |
| D | 1874, 1883 1892-1895 |
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Box 1: 33 |
| Davis, G.C. | 1893, 1896 |
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Box 1: 34 |
| Dietz, W.G. | 1891-1896 |
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Box 1: 35 |
| Dumant, Hartley | 1889-1891 |
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Box 1: 36 |
| E | 1879, 1891 |
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Box 1: 37 |
| Educational Supply Company | 1889 |
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Box 1: 38 |
| Edwards, [Hy] | 1883, 1885, 1890-1891 |
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Box 1: 39 |
| Felt, E.P. | 1891, 1896 |
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Box 1: 42 |
| Fernald, O.H. C.H. Fernald's brother | 1892, 1896 |
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Box 1: 43 |
| Fisk, Everett O. | 1891 |
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Box 1: 44 |
| Fletcher, James | 1889-1892 |
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Box 1: 45 |
| Forbes, S.A. | 1884-1899 |
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Box 1: 46 |
| Forbush, E.H. | 1892-1893, 1896 |
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Box 1: 47 |
| Fowler, L.H. | 1896 |
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Box 1: 48 |
| Friedlander | 1890-1892 |
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Box 1: 49 |
| Fumouze, A. | 1889-1890 |
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Box 1: 50 |
| G | 1872-1903 |
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Box 1: 51 |
| George, Samuel | 1900 |
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Box 1: 52 |
| Gerrish, O.K. | 1900 |
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Box 1: 53 |
| Gillette, C.P. | 1896 |
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Box 1: 54 |
| Goodale, Annie M. | 1886-1887 |
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Box 1: 55 |
| Goodell, H.H. | 1892 |
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Box 1: 56 |
| Goodwin, N.N. | 1870-1871 |
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Box 1: 57 |
| Grote, A.R. | 1875-1896 |
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Box 1: 58 |
| H | 1872-1901 |
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Box 2: 59 |
| Hagen, H.A. | 1875-1885 |
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Box 2: 60 |
| Harper Brothers Editorial Rooms | 1890 |
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Box 2: 61 |
| Harris, Roland | 1877-1886 |
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Box 2: 62 |
| Hart, Charles A. | 1886-1892 |
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Box 2: 63 |
| Hosmer, W.H. | 1900 |
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Box 2: 64 |
| Howard, L.O. | 1895-1896 |
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Box 2: 65 |
| Hulst, George D. | 1884-1896 |
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Box 2: 66 |
| J | 1891, 1898 |
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Box 2: 67 |
| K | 1896-1898 |
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Box 2: 68 |
| Kellicott, D.J. | 1878, 1882 |
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Box 2: 69 |
| King, J.D. | 1894 |
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Box 2: 70 |
| Kink, George W. | 1896 |
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Box 2: 71 |
| Kirkland, A.H. | 1895-1899 |
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Box 2: 72 |
| Klages, Samuel M. | 1897 |
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Box 2: 73 |
| Kochi, C. | 1897-1899 |
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Box 2: 74 |
| L | 1869, 1895-1899, 1904 |
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Box 2: 75 |
| Laurent, Philip | 1894-1896 |
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Box 2: 76 |
| Lewis, Henry W. | 1896-1897 |
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Box 2: 77 |
| Lewis, P.C. | 1899 |
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Box 2: 78 |
| Lintner, J.A. | 1894-1897 |
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Box 2: 79 |
| Lloyd, Andrew J. | 1899 |
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Box 2: 80 |
| Lodge, H.C. | 1891-1899 |
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Box 2: 81 |
| Lounsbury, Charles | 1890-1899 |
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Box 2: 82 |
| Lunt | 1891 |
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Box 2: 83 |
| M | 1886-1899 |
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Box 2: 84 |
| M.A.C. Alumni Club | 1891 |
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Box 2: 85 |
| Mansfield, F.A. | 1891 |
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Box 2: 86 |
| Mengel, Levi W. | 1894 |
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Box 2: 87 |
| Meyrick, Edward | 1880-1896 |
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Box 2: 88 |
| Moffat, J. Alston | 1885-1896 |
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Box 2: 89 |
| Morse, Albert P. | 1893 |
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Box 2: 90 |
| Morton, Emily L. | 1893, 1896 |
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Box 2: 91 |
| Murtfeldt, Mary E. | 1877-1890, 1894-1899 |
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Box 2: 92 |
| Myrick, Edward | 1888, 1893 |
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Box 2: 93 |
| N | 1891 |
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Box 3: 94 |
| Newstead, R. | 1904 |
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Box 3: 95 |
| Niles, W.H. | 1894 |
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Box 3: 96 |
| O | 1891, 1899 |
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Box 3: 97 |
| P | 1872, 1889-1896 |
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Box 3: 98 |
| Parker, W.E. | 1896 |
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Box 3: 99 |
| Philbrick, W.D. | 1891 |
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Box 3: 100 |
| Powers, J.B. | 1894 |
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Box 3: 101 |
| R | 1879-1891, 1905 |
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Box 3: 102 |
| Ragmol, E.H. | 1880-1883, 1889 |
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Box 3: 103 |
| Rand, Edward L. | 1896 |
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Box 3: 104 |
| Riley, C.V. | 1892-1894 |
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Box 3: 105 |
| Ritchie, John Jr. | 1894 |
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Box 3: 106 |
| Robinson, Wirt 1st LT. 4th US Artillery | 1896 |
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Box 3: 107 |
| Rumrill, M.M. Fernald's sister? | 1896 |
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Box 3: 108 |
| S | 1874-1899, 1903 |
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Box 3: 109 |
| Saunders, John | 1892-1896 |
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Box 3: 110 |
| Scandlin, W.I. | 1894 |
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Box 3: 111 |
| Scudder | 1877-1897 |
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Box 3: 112 |
| Secretarial Vacancies see also JB Powers | 1892-1894 |
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Box 3: 113 |
| Sessions, R. | 1891-1896 |
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Box 3: 114 |
| Skinner, Henry | 1894-1896, 1905 |
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Box 3: 115 |
| Slusson, Mrs. A.T. | 1892, 1896 |
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Box 3: 116 |
| Smith, John B. | 1894-1896, 1898 |
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Box 3: 117 |
| Snellen, P.C.T. | 1896 |
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Box 3: 118 |
| Soule, Miss Caroline | 1893 |
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Box 3: 119 |
| State Colleges | 1891 |
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Box 3: 120 |
| Stevens, B.F. | 1890-1896 |
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Box 3: 121 |
| Streeker, Herman | 1871-1879 |
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Box 3: 122 |
| Suffolk Engraving Company | 1896 |
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Box 3: 123 |
| Swiss Agricultural Dept. | 1896 |
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Box 3: 124 |
| T | 1890-1896 |
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Box 3: 125 |
| Taylor, G.E. | 1892 |
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Box 3: 126 |
| Tepper, Fred | 1876-1877 |
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Box 3: 127 |
| Tracy, J.W. | 1890-1896 |
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Box 3: 128 |
| Uhler | 1876-1888 |
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Box 3: 129 |
| W | 1888-1896 |
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Box 3: 130 |
| Walsingham, Lord | 1879-1892 |
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Box 3: 131 |
| Webster, F.M. | 1896, 1904 |
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Box 3: 132 |
| Wheeler, William | 1892 |
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Box 3: 133 |
| Whitaker, George M. New England farmer | 1891 |
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Box 3: 134 |
| Winott, C.W. | 1897 |
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Box 3: 135 |
| Publications - Notes | n.d. |
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Box 4: 136 |
| Publications, Writings, Papers | 1887-1898 |
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Box 4: loose |
| Reports - Massachusetts Board of Agriculture | 1887-1907 |
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Box 5: loose |
| Letter Book | 1898-1905 |
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Box 6: bound volume |
| Observation Notes | 1878-? |
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Box 6: bound volume |
| Inventory for folders 138 - 236 | ---- |
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Box 7: 137 |
| Personal Correspondence | 1868-1902 |
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Box 7: 138 |
| Correspondence Received: |
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| A | 1889-1902 |
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Box 7: 139 |
| Alwood, Wm. B. | 1898, 1900 |
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Box 7: 140 |
| Amherst College | 1888, 1896 |
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Box 7: 141 |
| Avery, John | 1901, n.d. |
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Box 7: 142 |
| B | 1874-1902 |
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Box 7: 143 |
| B--- A--- | 1900-1903 |
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Box 7: 144 |
| Banks, Nathan | 1902 |
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Box 7: 145 |
| Bames, William | 1899-1901 |
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Box 7: 146 |
| Barris, W. H. | 1897-1898 |
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Box 7: 147 |
| Bates, Frank A. | 1896 |
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Box 7: 148 |
| Beutenmuller, Wm. | 1891-1902 |
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Box 7: 149 |
| Bogue, E. E. | 1896-1897 |
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Box 7: 150 |
| Bowker, William | 1900 |
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Box 7: 151 |
| Britton, W. E. | 1894, 1898 |
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Box 7: 152 |
| Bruner, Lawrence | 1896-1899 |
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Box 7: 153 |
| Burgess, Albert F. | 1899-1900 |
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Box 7: 154 |
| C | 1879-1903 |
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Box 7: 155 |
| Cockerell, T. D. | 1894-1903 |
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Box 7: 156 |
| Collins, Lewis | 1898 |
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Box 7: 157 |
| Comstock, J. Henry | 1877, 1894-1897 |
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Box 7: 158 |
| Cooley, R. A. | 1898-1902 |
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Box 7: 159 |
| Coquillet, D. W. | 1880-1902 |
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Box 7: 160 |
| Cresson, E. T. | 1892, 1896 |
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Box 7: 161 |
| D | 1879-1901 |
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Box 7: 162 |
| Davis, G. C. | 1893, 1896 |
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Box 7: 163 |
| Dietz, W. G. | 1896-1902 |
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Box 7: 164 |
| Dimmock, Geo. | 1894-1903 |
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Box 7: 165 |
| Dyar, Harrison G. | 1894-1903 |
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Box 7: 166 |
| E | 1900-1901 |
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Box 7: 167 |
| Easterbrook, Horace M. | 1899, 1902 |
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Box 7: 168 |
| Edwards, Hy | 1890-1891 |
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Box 7: 169 |
| Edwards, W. H. | 1883 |
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Box 7: 170 |
| F | 1891-1902 |
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Box 7: 171 |
| Feller, P. C. | 1878-1881 |
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Box 7: 172 |
| Felt, E. P. | 1900-1903 |
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Box 7: 173 |
| Fletcher, James | 1892-1903 |
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Box 7: 174 |
| Forbes, S. A. | 1884 |
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Box 7: 175 |
| Forbush, E. H. | 1895, 1898 |
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Box 7: 176 |
| G | 1892-1903 |
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Box 7: 177 |
| Gillette, Clarence | 1887-1897 |
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Box 7: 178 |
| Goode, G. Brown | 1893, 1895-1896 |
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Box 7: 179 |
| Goodell, Henry Hill President | 1891-1902 |
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Box 7: 180 |
| H | 1877-1902 |
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Box 8: 181 |
| Harris, Roland W. | 1877-1902 |
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Box 8: 182 |
| Hart, Charles A. | 1903 |
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Box 8: 183 |
| Harvey, Francis L. | 1894, 1897 |
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Box 8: 184 |
| Heidemann, Otto | 1894 |
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Box 8: 185 |
| Henshaw, S. | 1887-1896 |
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Box 8: 186 |
| Hine, James S. | 1897-1902 |
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Box 8: 187 |
| Howard, L. 0. | 1886-1901 |
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Box 8: 188 |
| Hulst, Goo. D. | 1892-1894 |
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Box 8: 189 |
| Ingram, Henry B. | 1907 |
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Box 8: 190 |
| 1 | 1899, n.d. |
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Box 8: 191 |
| K | 1893-1899 |
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Box 8: 192 |
| Kellicott, D. J. | 1878, 1881, 1890 |
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Box 8: 193 |
| Kincaid, Trevor | 1893-1894, 1898 |
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Box 8: 194 |
| Kirland, A. H. | 1896-1900 |
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Box 8: 195 |
| L | 1896-1902 |
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Box 8: 196 |
| Launders, John | 1902 |
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Box 8: 197 |
| Laurent, Philip | 1895 |
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Box 8: 198 |
| Linter, J. A. | 1878-1897 |
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Box 8: 109 |
| Lounsbury, Charles P. | 1896-1897 |
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Box 8: 200 |
| Lyman, H. H. | 1884, 1898 |
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Box 8: 201 |
| M | 1879-1903 |
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Box 8: 202 |
| MacGillicray, Alex | 1896 |
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Box 8: 203 |
| Marlatt, C. L. | 1894-1895 |
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Box 8: 204 |
| Merrick, Harry D. | 1902 |
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Box 8: 205 |
| Meyrick, Edward | 1879-1889 |
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Box 8: 206 |
| Moffat, J. Alston | 1891-1899 |
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Box 8: 207 |
| Morse, Albert P. | 1891-1898 |
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Box 8: 208 |
| Moulton, F. C. | 1894 |
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Box 8: 209 |
| Murfeldt, Mary E. | 1894, 1902 |
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Box 8: 210 |
| N | 1889-1895 |
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Box 8: 211 |
| O | 1884-1898 |
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Box 8: 212 |
| Osborne, Herbert | 1891-1900 |
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Box 8: 213 |
| P | 1878, 1896, n.d. |
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Box 8: 214 |
| Parkard, A. J. | 1878-1894 |
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Box 8: 215 |
| Pergande, Theo. | 1881-1894 |
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Box 8: 216 |
| Q | 1889 |
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Box 8: 217 |
| R | 1869, 1880-1896 |
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Box 8: 218 |
| Ragonot, E. | 1885-1893 |
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Box 8: 219 |
| Riley, C. V. | 1891-1894, n.d. |
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Box 8: 220 |
| S | 1877-1903 |
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Box 8: 221 |
| Scudder, S. | 1878-1897 |
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Box 8: 222 |
| Sessions, Wm. R. | 1891-1896 |
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Box 8: 223 |
| Skinner, Henry | 1894-1897 |
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Box 8: 224 |
| Slingerland, M. V. | 1891-1899 |
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Box 8: 225 |
| Smith, John B. | 1893-1903 |
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Box 8: 226 |
| Snow, F. H. | 1902 |
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Box 8: 227 |
| Snow, Wm. A. | 1892 |
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Box 8: 228 |
| T | 1878-1894 |
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Box 8: 229 |
| U | 1880, 1888, 1896 |
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Box 8: 230 |
| V | 1896 |
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Box 8: 231 |
| W | 1891-1898 |
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Box 8: 232 |
| Webster, F. A | 1893-1900 |
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Box 8: 233 |
| Weed, Clarence M. | 1886, 1894 |
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Box 8: 234 |
| Weed, Howard Evarts | 1891, 1894 |
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Box 8: 235 |
| Woodward, B. E. and sister B. B. Woodward | 1902 |
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Box 8: 236 |
Acquired before 1972 with accretions from John Lilly in 1974 and Ring Carde in 1986.
Processed by SCUA staff.
Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Cite as: Charles Henry Fernald Papers (RG 40/11 C. H. Fernald). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
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