Willis Bruce Papers

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Collection Overview

Title: Willis Bruce Papers, 1938-2008Add to your cart.

ID: 15/8/25

Primary Creator: Bruce, Willis (1916-2008)

Extent: 1.3 cubic feet

Arrangement: By subject

Date Acquired: 10/30/2008

Subjects: Entomology, Entomology Department, Faculty Papers, Krannert Art Museum, Pesticides

Languages: Japanese

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Papers of Willis N. Bruce (1916-), entomologist for the Illinois Natural History Survey and professor of agricultural entomology (1945-77) includes published articles (1945-87), correspondence (1944-94), research on heptachlor and other pesticides (1961-78), undergraduate coursework (ca. 1941-42), clippings (1953-68), geneological research, photographs (1977-91), financial records (1972-88), patent research and filings (1951-64),  research and publications of the Illinois Natural History Survey (1978-99), research for consulting work (1958-88), and records of donations to the Champaign County Historical Society and the Krannert Art Museum (1967-2005).

Biographical Note

Willis Nels Bruce, a Professor of Entomology a the University of Illinois, was born Sept. 6, 1916 in Nebraska and died August 26, 2008 in Champaign, IL.  In 1953, he developed a replacement pesticide for DDT and later developed a gas chromotography device for detecting pesticides in food.

Subject/Index Terms

Entomology
Entomology Department
Faculty Papers
Krannert Art Museum
Pesticides

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Repository: University of Illinois Archives

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URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/1508025.pdf

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