mufs059 Charles Henry Fernald Papers, 1869-1963 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by mu. Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA
2003

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 Collection Overview Fernald, Charles Henry Charles Henry Fernald Papers 1869-1963 FS 59 8 boxes (3.75 linear ft.) Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst Entomologist, author, professor of Zoology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst when it was known as Massachusetts Agricultural College, and President of the Association of Economic Entomologists in 1896. Includes correspondence, memorial tributes, personal recollections by former students and colleague Charles A. Peters, newspaper clippings, and printed versions of published writings. Also contains letters from other entomologists to Fernald's wife, entomologist Maria E. (Smith) Fernald, about her work. English. Biographical Note

Entomologist, author, Professor of Zoology; President, Association of Economic Entomologists, 1896.

 Biographical Note 1838 Born, March 16, Mount Desert, Maine to Eben and Sophronia (Wasgatt) 1862 Married, August 24, to Maria Elizabeth Smith 1865 Principal, Litchfield Academy, Maine 1866-1871 Principal, Houlton Academy, Maine 1871-1886 Professor of Natural History, Maine State College 1871 Honorary A.M., Bowdoin College 1886-1910 Professor of Zoology, Massachusetts State College 1886 Ph.D., Maine State College 1887-1910 Entomologist, Hatch Experiment Station 1891-1892 Acting President, Massachusetts Agricultural College 1896 President, Association of Economic Entomologists 1908-1912 Director, Graduate School, Massachusetts Agricultural College 1921 Died, February 22, Amherst, Massachusetts Scope and Contents of the Collection

Papers include professional correspondence, 1869-1905, largely with other entomologists; memorial tributes; personal recollections of former student and colleague, Charles A. Peters, 1874-1973; newspaper clippings; printed versions of published writings; and letters from other entomologists to Fernald's wife, entomologist Maria E. (Smith) Fernald (who lived from 1839 to 1919), about her work.

Correspondence to Fernald is arranged in two groupings and then alphabetically according to the surname of correspondent.

The collection is open for research.

 Preferred Citation

Cite as: Charles Henry Fernald Papers (RG 40/11 C. H. Fernald). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Acquired before 1972 with accretions from John Lilly in 1974 and Ring Carde in 1986.

Processed by SCUA staff.

 Search Terms Fernald, Charles Henry. Peters, Charles A. Fernald, Maria E. Smith. Entomology--Massachusetts. University of Massachusetts Amherst. Department of Zoology. University of Massachusetts Amherst--Faculty. Fernald, Charles Henry. 1 1 Biographical Information 1892-1963 1 2 Correspondence to Maria E. Fernald 1882-1906 1 3 Collections lists sources unidentified n.d. 1 4 Correspondence lists 1870s-1890s Correspondence received: 1 5 Illegible signatures 1872-1903 1 6 A 1872-1896 1 7 Angus, James 1877-1878 1 8 Austro-Hungarian Minister 1897 1 9 B 1856, 1872, 1890-1897 1 10 Baird, Spencer 1872, 1881 1 11 Barrett, Charles W. 1877-1880, 1888 1 12 Belfrage, G.W. 1877 1 13 Beutenmuller 1884, 1890 1 14 Black, George & Alice 1890-1891 1 15 Bolter, A. 1888-1896 1 16 Bradley Fertilizer Co. 1896 1 17 Bridgham, Joseph 1890-1892 1 18 Bruce, David 1884 1 19 Bruner, Lawrence 1888 1 20 Bumpus, H.C. 1888 1 21 Bunker, Reuben H. 1896 1 22 Burgess, W.B. 1891 1 23 C 1889-1899 1 24 Chambers, V.T. 1875-1878 1 25 Clark, Charles Upson 1894 1 26 Claypole, E.W. 1881, 1882 1 27 Cockerell, Theo. D.A. 1888 1 28 Cole, E.E. 1895-1896 1 29 Comstock, J. Henry 1882 1 30 Cooksey, George B. 1890, 1891 1 31 Coquillett, D.W. 1881, 1884 1 32 Cresson, E.T. 1888 1 33 D 1874, 1883 1892-1895 1 34 Davis, G.C. 1893, 1896 1 35 Dietz, W.G. 1891-1896 1 36 Dumant, Hartley 1889-1891 1 37 E 1879, 1891 1 38 Educational Supply Company 1889 1 39 Edwards, [Hy] 1883, 1885, 1890-1891 1 42 Felt, E.P. 1891, 1896 1 43 Fernald, O.H. C.H. Fernald's brother 1892, 1896 1 44 Fisk, Everett O. 1891 1 45 Fletcher, James 1889-1892 1 46 Forbes, S.A. 1884-1899 1 47 Forbush, E.H. 1892-1893, 1896 1 48 Fowler, L.H. 1896 1 49 Friedlander 1890-1892 1 50 Fumouze, A. 1889-1890 1 51 G 1872-1903 1 52 George, Samuel 1900 1 53 Gerrish, O.K. 1900 1 54 Gillette, C.P. 1896 1 55 Goodale, Annie M. 1886-1887 1 56 Goodell, H.H. 1892 1 57 Goodwin, N.N. 1870-1871 1 58 Grote, A.R. 1875-1896 2 59 H 1872-1901 2 60 Hagen, H.A. 1875-1885 2 61 Harper Brothers Editorial Rooms 1890 2 62 Harris, Roland 1877-1886 2 63 Hart, Charles A. 1886-1892 2 64 Hosmer, W.H. 1900 2 65 Howard, L.O. 1895-1896 2 66 Hulst, George D. 1884-1896 2 67 J 1891, 1898 2 68 K 1896-1898 2 69 Kellicott, D.J. 1878, 1882 2 70 King, J.D. 1894 2 71 Kink, George W. 1896 2 72 Kirkland, A.H. 1895-1899 2 73 Klages, Samuel M. 1897 2 74 Kochi, C. 1897-1899 2 75 L 1869, 1895-1899, 1904 2 76 Laurent, Philip 1894-1896 2 77 Lewis, Henry W. 1896-1897 2 78 Lewis, P.C. 1899 2 79 Lintner, J.A. 1894-1897 2 80 Lloyd, Andrew J. 1899 2 81 Lodge, H.C. 1891-1899 2 82 Lounsbury, Charles 1890-1899 2 83 Lunt 1891 2 84 M 1886-1899 2 85 M.A.C. Alumni Club 1891 2 86 Mansfield, F.A. 1891 2 87 Mengel, Levi W. 1894 2 88 Meyrick, Edward 1880-1896 2 89 Moffat, J. Alston 1885-1896 2 90 Morse, Albert P. 1893 2 91 Morton, Emily L. 1893, 1896 2 92 Murtfeldt, Mary E. 1877-1890, 1894-1899 2 93 Myrick, Edward 1888, 1893 3 94 N 1891 3 95 Newstead, R. 1904 3 96 Niles, W.H. 1894 3 97 O 1891, 1899 3 98 P 1872, 1889-1896 3 99 Parker, W.E. 1896 3 100 Philbrick, W.D. 1891 3 101 Powers, J.B. 1894 3 102 R 1879-1891, 1905 3 103 Ragmol, E.H. 1880-1883, 1889 3 104 Rand, Edward L. 1896 3 105 Riley, C.V. 1892-1894 3 106 Ritchie, John Jr. 1894 3 107 Robinson, Wirt 1st LT. 4th US Artillery 1896 3 108 Rumrill, M.M. Fernald's sister? 1896 3 109 S 1874-1899, 1903 3 110 Saunders, John 1892-1896 3 111 Scandlin, W.I. 1894 3 112 Scudder 1877-1897 3 113 Secretarial Vacancies see also JB Powers 1892-1894 3 114 Sessions, R. 1891-1896 3 115 Skinner, Henry 1894-1896, 1905 3 116 Slusson, Mrs. A.T. 1892, 1896 3 117 Smith, John B. 1894-1896, 1898 3 118 Snellen, P.C.T. 1896 3 119 Soule, Miss Caroline 1893 3 120 State Colleges 1891 3 121 Stevens, B.F. 1890-1896 3 122 Streeker, Herman 1871-1879 3 123 Suffolk Engraving Company 1896 3 124 Swiss Agricultural Dept. 1896 3 125 T 1890-1896 3 126 Taylor, G.E. 1892 3 127 Tepper, Fred 1876-1877 3 128 Tracy, J.W. 1890-1896 3 129 Uhler 1876-1888 3 130 W 1888-1896 3 131 Walsingham, Lord 1879-1892 3 132 Webster, F.M. 1896, 1904 3 133 Wheeler, William 1892 3 134 Whitaker, George M. New England farmer 1891 3 135 Winott, C.W. 1897 4 136 Publications - Notes n.d. 4 loose Publications, Writings, Papers 1887-1898 5 loose Reports - Massachusetts Board of Agriculture 1887-1907 6 bound volume Letter Book 1898-1905 6 bound volume Observation Notes 1878-? 7 137 Inventory for folders 138 - 236 ---- 7 138 Personal Correspondence 1868-1902 Correspondence Received: 7 139 A 1889-1902 7 140 Alwood, Wm. B. 1898, 1900 7 141 Amherst College 1888, 1896 7 142 Avery, John 1901, n.d. 7 143 B 1874-1902 7 144 B--- A--- 1900-1903 7 145 Banks, Nathan 1902 7 146 Bames, William 1899-1901 7 147 Barris, W. H. 1897-1898 7 148 Bates, Frank A. 1896 7 149 Beutenmuller, Wm. 1891-1902 7 150 Bogue, E. E. 1896-1897 7 151 Bowker, William 1900 7 152 Britton, W. E. 1894, 1898 7 153 Bruner, Lawrence 1896-1899 7 154 Burgess, Albert F. 1899-1900 7 155 C 1879-1903 7 156 Cockerell, T. D. 1894-1903 7 157 Collins, Lewis 1898 7 158 Comstock, J. Henry 1877, 1894-1897 7 159 Cooley, R. A. 1898-1902 7 160 Coquillet, D. W. 1880-1902 7 161 Cresson, E. T. 1892, 1896 7 162 D 1879-1901 7 163 Davis, G. C. 1893, 1896 7 164 Dietz, W. G. 1896-1902 7 165 Dimmock, Geo. 1894-1903 7 166 Dyar, Harrison G. 1894-1903 7 167 E 1900-1901 7 168 Easterbrook, Horace M. 1899, 1902 7 169 Edwards, Hy 1890-1891 7 170 Edwards, W. H. 1883 7 171 F 1891-1902 7 172 Feller, P. C. 1878-1881 7 173 Felt, E. P. 1900-1903 7 174 Fletcher, James 1892-1903 7 175 Forbes, S. A. 1884 7 176 Forbush, E. H. 1895, 1898 7 177 G 1892-1903 7 178 Gillette, Clarence 1887-1897 7 179 Goode, G. Brown 1893, 1895-1896 7 180 Goodell, Henry Hill President 1891-1902 8 181 H 1877-1902 8 182 Harris, Roland W. 1877-1902 8 183 Hart, Charles A. 1903 8 184 Harvey, Francis L. 1894, 1897 8 185 Heidemann, Otto 1894 8 186 Henshaw, S. 1887-1896 8 187 Hine, James S. 1897-1902 8 188 Howard, L. 0. 1886-1901 8 189 Hulst, Goo. D. 1892-1894 8 190 Ingram, Henry B. 1907 8 191 1 1899, n.d. 8 192 K 1893-1899 8 193 Kellicott, D. J. 1878, 1881, 1890 8 194 Kincaid, Trevor 1893-1894, 1898 8 195 Kirland, A. H. 1896-1900 8 196 L 1896-1902 8 197 Launders, John 1902 8 198 Laurent, Philip 1895 8 109 Linter, J. A. 1878-1897 8 200 Lounsbury, Charles P. 1896-1897 8 201 Lyman, H. H. 1884, 1898 8 202 M 1879-1903 8 203 MacGillicray, Alex 1896 8 204 Marlatt, C. L. 1894-1895 8 205 Merrick, Harry D. 1902 8 206 Meyrick, Edward 1879-1889 8 207 Moffat, J. Alston 1891-1899 8 208 Morse, Albert P. 1891-1898 8 209 Moulton, F. C. 1894 8 210 Murfeldt, Mary E. 1894, 1902 8 211 N 1889-1895 8 212 O 1884-1898 8 213 Osborne, Herbert 1891-1900 8 214 P 1878, 1896, n.d. 8 215 Parkard, A. J. 1878-1894 8 216 Pergande, Theo. 1881-1894 8 217 Q 1889 8 218 R 1869, 1880-1896 8 219 Ragonot, E. 1885-1893 8 220 Riley, C. V. 1891-1894, n.d. 8 221 S 1877-1903 8 222 Scudder, S. 1878-1897 8 223 Sessions, Wm. R. 1891-1896 8 224 Skinner, Henry 1894-1897 8 225 Slingerland, M. V. 1891-1899 8 226 Smith, John B. 1893-1903 8 227 Snow, F. H. 1902 8 228 Snow, Wm. A. 1892 8 229 T 1878-1894 8 230 U 1880, 1888, 1896 8 231 V 1896 8 232 W 1891-1898 8 233 Webster, F. A 1893-1900 8 234 Weed, Clarence M. 1886, 1894 8 235 Weed, Howard Evarts 1891, 1894 8 236 Woodward, B. E. and sister B. B. Woodward 1902