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Paul W. Handy Papers, 1968-1996
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Handy, Paul W.
- Title
- Paul W. Handy Papers
- Dates
- 1968-1996 (inclusive)19681996
- Quantity
- 0.03 cubic feet , (1 box)
- Collection Number
- MSS Handy
- Summary
- The Paul W. Handy Papers consists of 21 letters sent to him by fellow lepidopterists. Handy was an avid collector of butterflies, first in Arizona and later in the Pacific Northwest. The majority of the collection includes replies to letters Handy sent to experts, in which he sought advice regarding reference materials and resources, as well as help in identifying some of the specimens in his collection.
- Repository
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Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Paul W. Handy was an avid lepidopterist and corresponded with other butterfly collectors in the Pacific Northwest. He was born in 1930 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science from the University of Minnesota in 1958 and worked for the US Fish and Wildlife department as a fisheries biologist and hatchery manager. Around 1968, while living in White River, Arizona, Handy became interested in butterfly collecting, a hobby he continued to pursue after he was transferred a short time later to Vancouver, Washington.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Paul W. Handy Papers consists of 21 letters from fellow lepidopterists, primarily from those with an interest in the butterflies of the Pacific Northwest. Several letters pertain to Handy’s earlier interest in and collections of Arizona butterflies.
In Arizona, Handy received letters from Floyd G. Werner, an entomology professor at the University of Arizona and entomologist, Kilian Roever. After moving to Washington State, he corresponded with Woodruff Benson, a zoology professor from the University of Washington, and became acquainted with Pacific Northwest lepidopterists, E. J. Newcomer (Lepidopterist’s Society), Robert Michael Pyle (Xerces Society), John Hinchliff, and Don Rolfs. Other letters were sent by the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University and the Mt. Adams Ranger District.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Paul W. Handy Papers (MSS Handy), Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
The Paul W. Handy Papers were originally part of a donation to the Oregon State Arthropod Collection by his son, Patrick Handy, and were transferred to the Special Collections and Archives Research Center in 2015 by the Integrative Biology Department.
Related Materials
The Special Collections and Archives Research Center has many collections that document lepidoptery and entomology at Oregon State University including the Entomology Department Records (RG 027), Ernst J. Dornfeld Papers (MSS Dornfeld), Ken Gray Photograph Collection (P 256) and Jon Shepard Papers (MSS ShepardJ).
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Butterflies--Arizona.
- Butterflies--Oregon.
- Butterflies--Washington (State)
- Insects--Collection and preservation.
- Lepidopterology.
Finding Aid Authors: Anne Keech.
2017
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