Archives West Finding Aid

This collection contains papers and research materials of Dr. Maurice Theodore James (1905-1982), a Professor in the Department of Entomology at Washington State University. The collection consists of correspondence, ephemera, minutes, reports, memoranda, speeches/writings, personal papers, and research material, with dates ranging from the 1940s to the 1970s. These materials pertain to James's research on insects such as the "Fox Maggot" (Wohlfahrtia Opaca), Dyscritomyia, Stratiomyidae, blowflies, Sargus Ptecticus, Chiromyza, Nemotelus chilensic, and include graphs, notes, photographs, copies of articles, drawings, and reports. The collection also contains correspondence with other universities, the United States Department of Agriculture, research stations, and museums, in addition to grant applications and documents, a manuscript for "Flies that cause Myiasis in Man," and diplomas and other certificates.