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 1

Series 1: Correspondence

Folder 1: W.H. Ashmead Correspondence, ca. 1887-1894
Folder 2: D.W. Coquillett Correspondence, 1894-1901
Folder 3: C.A. Frost Correspondence, 1919-1920
Folder 4: H.M. Parshley Correspondence, 1919-1921
Folder 5: S.A. Robwer Correspondence, 1892-1920
Folder 6: C.H. Townsend Correspondence, 1891-1927
Folder 7: S.W. Willston Correspondence, 1887-1889
Folder 8: General Correspondence, ca. 1887-1928

Series 2: Data Collection

Folder 1: Types of Species Collected, ca. 1920
Folder 2: List of Bees Described by Charles Robertson, compiled 1920
Folder 3: A List of the Flowering Plants and Their Dates of Blooming at Carlinville, Illinois, undated

Series 3: Publications

Folder 1: List of Robertson Papers and "Robertsoniana", ca. 1972
Folder 2: Publications, 1886-1898
Folder 3: Publications, 1901-1920
Folder 4: Publications, 1921-1936

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