Finding Aid for Charles Robertson Papers, 1877-1936 | University of Illinois Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: Charles Robertson Papers, 1877-1936

ID: 43/5/21

Primary Creator: Robertson, Charles (1858-1935)

Extent: 2.2 cubic feet

Arrangement: By subject.

Date Acquired: 01/11/2018. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Bees, Carlinville, Illinois, Data, Entomology, Insects, Natural History, Natural History Survey, Illinois

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Papers of entomologist Charles Robertson (1858-1935), including correspondence, reprints, five ledgers, and a data book containing data about bee research, and specifically the interaction between bees and the plants they polinate collected in Carlinville, Illinois. Correspondents include William H. Ashmead, Daniel William Coquillett, Howard M. Parshley, and Charles Haskins Townsend, among others.

Subject/Index Terms

Bees
Carlinville, Illinois
Data
Entomology
Insects
Natural History
Natural History Survey, Illinois

Administrative Information

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Accruals: 10/4/2018

Acquisition Source: Per Tommy McElrath, Collection Manager, Insect Collection

Box and Folder Listing

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Box 2

Series 3: Publications cont.

Item 1: Papers of Charles Robertson, Vol. 1, Natural History Survey, 1886-1898
Item 2: Papers of Charles Robertson, Vol. 2, Natural History Survey, 1899-1933

Series 4: Collection Logs

Item 1: Specimen Collection Log (nos. 1-1647), 1884-1886
Item 2: Specimen Collection Log (nos. 1648-6095), 1886-1887
Item 3: Specimen Collection Log (nos. 6096-11525), 1887-1891
Item 4: Specimen Collection Log (nos. 11526-25125), 1891-1918

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