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Henry Torsey Fernald Papers, 1881-1955
3 boxes (1.25 linear ft.)

Collection number: FS 60

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.

Terms of Access and Use:

The collection is open for research.

Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Biographical Note

Zoologist, author, professor of entomology; professor of zoology, and President, Association of Economic Entomologists, 1914.

Biographical Note
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
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
Scope and Contents of the 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.


Information on Use
Terms of Access and Use
Restrictions on access:

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Cite as: Henry Torsey Fernald Papers (RG 40/11 H. T. Fernald). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

History of the Collection

Acquired before 1972 and from John Lilly, 1974.

Processing Information

Processed by SCUA staff.


Additional Information
Contact Information
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