Abstract
Zoologist, author, professor of entomology and zoology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst when it was known as Massachusetts Agricultural College, and President, Association of Economic Entomologists, 1914. Contains biographical materials including school records, newsclippings, and correspondence with other entomologists and Massachusetts Agricultural College alumni and officials including President Edward M. Lewis. Also contains printed versions of published writings.
The collection is open for research.
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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.
Acquired before 1972 and from John Lilly, 1974.
Processed by SCUA staff.
Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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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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