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Background on Henry Torsey Fernald
Zoologist, author, professor of entomology; professor of zoology, and President, Association of Economic Entomologists, 1914.
Background on Henry Torsey Fernald
| 1866 | Born, April 17, in Litchfield, Maine to Charles Henry and Maria Elizabeth (Smith) Fernald. |
| 1885 | B.S. Maine State College |
| 1888 | M.S. Maine State College |
| 1890-1899 | Professor of Zoology, Pennsylvania State College |
| 1890 |
Ph.D. Johns Hopkins University
Married, June 9, to Minna R. Simon
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| 1899 | Pennsylvania State Zoologist |
| 1899-1930 | Professor of Entomology, Head of Department of Entomology, Massachusetts Agricultural College |
| 1902-1918 | State Nursery Inspector |
| 1913-1927 | Chairman, School of Science, Massachusetts Agricultural College |
| 1914 | President, Association of Economic Entomologists |
| 1921 | Applied Entomology first published by McGraw-Hill |
| 1927-1930 | Director, Graduate School, Massachusetts Agricultural College |
| 1952 | Died, July 15, Winter Park, Florida |
Contents of Collection
Comprises biographical materials, including grade reports while a student at Maine State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, 1881-1885, and memorial tributes; letterbook, 1902-1907; professional correspondence, 1883-1930, n.d., with other entomologists, College officials, including President Edward M. Lewis, 1872-1936, and an alumnus from Massachusetts Agricultural College about preparing a history of the college; printed versions of published writings, 1899-1938, n.d.; Fernald Club Yearbook, 1932, 1933, 1936, and 1953; and newsclippings.
Provenance
Acquired before 1972 and from John Lilly, 1974.
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Processed by SCUA staff.
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Cite as: Henry Torsey Fernald Papers (RG 40/11 H. T. Fernald). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
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