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MC 00156 Preliminary Inventory to the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America Records, 1940-2004

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Creator

Entomological Society of America. Southeastern Branch.

Quantity

15.31 Linear feet 10 cartons, 1 half box

General Physical Description

10 cartons, 1 halfbox

Language

English

Language of Material

English

Acquisition Information

Gift of Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society, 2009 (Accession no. 2009-0159), and (Accession no. 2012-0124)

Processing

Processed by Judy Allen Dodson; updated by Judy Allen Dodson 2010 October; updated by Jennifer Baker 2013 May

Scope and Content Note

Records, 1940-2012, of the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America (ESA) contain annual meeting programs, 1940-2010; photographs of award winners, speakers, and officers; correspondence; financial statements; undated bound reports; reprints of published Branch history; and other files. Files in boxes 4-8 chiefly concern arrangements for annual meetings.

The collection also contains a small file of correspondence and financial information on the Cotton States Branch from 1926-1959 and correspondence from the Southeastern Branch and the national office dating to 1972.

Correspondence regarding the annual meetings and committee assignments are in folders and range in dates from 1954 to 2011.

Also included are a complete collection of Southeastern Branch annual meeting programs from 1940 to 2004 and unidentified photographs dating to 1954. Published history summaries of the Southeastern Branch cover the period 1904-1988. In 1996 Southeastern Branch business was conducted using electronic correspondence.

Historical Note

The Entomological Society of America (ESA), founded in 1889, is the largest organization in the world serving the professional and scientific needs of entomologists and people in related disciplines. The ESA today has more than 5,700 members affiliated with educational institutions, health agencies, private industry, and government. Members are researchers, teachers, extension service personnel, administrators, marketing representatives, research technicians, consultants, students, and hobbyists.

The mission of the Entomological Society of America is to promote entomology in all its sub-disciplines for the advancement of science and the benefit of society. ESA is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit professional society governed by a board comprised of members. The headquarters office is located in Lanham, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, D.C. Membership in the Entomological Society of America is open to anyone who has interest or training in insects.

The Southeastern Branch , formerly the Cotton States Branch, in the United States consists of: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and the United States Territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

Access to Collection

Collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.

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Mail

Special Collections Research Center
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Telephone

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Fax

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Entomological Society of America, Southeastern Branch Records, MC 00156, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

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