University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Melville Harrison Hatch papers
Hatch, Melville Harrison, 1898-1988
MG 216
0.5 cubic feet
1930-1969
This collection contains research and academic papers on entomology (8 items), three of them written by Hatch's students at the University of Washington in the 1930s; also, general correspondence and brochures, and programs concerning pest control conferences.
English
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Melville Harrison Hatch was an American entomologist who specialized in the study of beetles. He had teaching positions at Millikin University and the University of Minnesota before becoming assistant professor and then chair of the zoology department at the University of Washington. His long career at the University of Washington was highlighted by the publication of the seminal, five-volume work Beetles of the Pacific Northwest. Hatch is responsible for the identification and naming of 13 species. He did his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. at the University of Michigan. Hatch was born 25 November 1898 in Detroit, Michigan. He died 19 January 1988 in Seattle, Washington.
Collection is open for research.
Materials were donated by Melville Hatch in December 1989.
FOR PHOTOS Photographer, "Title," date. Collection name, object ID. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.
FOR DOCUMENTS Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.
The Melville Harrison Hatch papers collection contains research and academic papers on entomology (8 items), three of them written by Hatch's students at the University of Washington in the 1930s; also, general correspondence and brochures, and programs concerning pest control conferences.
Washington (State)
Entomology
Insect pests
Insects--Northwest, Pacific
Idaho
Series 1:
Dougherty, Mites & Ticks, 1932
1 item
Research papers about mites and ticks in the area of Washington
1932
1
1
Eernisse, Notes on the introducton, 1931
1
1 item
Notes on the introduction and occurrence of several injurious insects in the state of Washington by Fred A. Eernisse
1931
1
2
Johansen & Brannon, 1954
1 item
Preliminary check list of insects and other arthropod pests in Washington State Agriculture
1954
1
3
Mason, Injurious Insects, 1937
1 item
Injurious insects of the State of Washington, their hosts and control by James Mason
1937
1
4
Records, a study of the Parasites, 1930
1 item
A study of the parasites of the Satin Moth by Professor M.E. Hatch
1930
1
5
Walker, study of combine contamination, 1953
1 item
A study of combine contamination, field ifestation, and residual sprays under field conditions by David W. Walker
1953
1
6
Whelan, Western Crickets, 1923
1 item
Western Crickets, observations made at Fairfield in June, 1923
1923
1
7
Toxicity of P.D.B. 1938
1 item
Toxicity of P.D.B. to the Larvae of the Housefly
1938
1
8
Correspondence, 1931-1969
14 items
Correspondence between Dr. Melville Hatch and United States Department of Agriculture, Mr. Claude Ritchie, Melville H. Hatch, Lester W. Hanna and other companies.
1931-1969
1
9
Photos & Other Material
8 items
Photographs and other materials between the years of 1937 and 1974
1937-1974
1
10
Pest Control Conference, 1944-1952
63 items
Conferences programs and correspondence about Pest Control between the years of 1944 and 1952
1944-1952
1
11