mufs060 Henry Torsey Fernald Papers, 1881-1955 Finding Aid Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst 2003

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 Collection Overview Fernald, Henry Torsey, 1866-1952 Henry Torsey Fernald Papers1881-1955 FS 60 3 boxes (1.25 linear ft.) Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst 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. English. Biographical Note

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

 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.

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.

Acquired before 1972 and from John Lilly, 1974.

Processed by SCUA staff.

 Search Terms Fernald, Henry Torsey. Entomology--Massachusetts. University of Massachusetts Amherst. Department of Zoology. University of Massachusetts Amherst--Faculty. Fernald, Henry Torsey.