Collection is open for research. To access digital materials, contact University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives.
Materials received from Edward Bechinski and Luc Leblanc in 2010 and 2017 respectively (UA 2010-11 and UA 2017-36).
The Aldrich Entomology Club at the University of Idaho (AECUI) was founded in the fall semester of 1961 by Dr. William F. Barr (1920-2011) and Arthur R. Gittins (1926-1999). The club was named after John Merton Aldrich (1866-1934), a professor of Zoology, and founder of entomological studies at the University of Idaho, from 1893-1913. While at Idaho, Aldrich began work on his most notable contribution to entomology, Catalogue of the North American Diptera, published by the Smithsonian in 1905. Unfortunately, Aldrich was terminated from the University after twenty years of teaching. By this time, he had a national reputation for his talent in entomology and was able to quickly find jobs at places such as the USDA Bureau of Entomology in 1913, as well as the United States National Museum in 1919.
The Aldrich Entomology Club was named in honor of his life and the work he contributed to Entomology. The club's purpose is to promote knowledge and stimulate interest in entomology and the study of insects, and their relationships and impacts to the environment, humans, and other organisms.
Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.
The Aldrich Entomology Club records consists of a variety of materials and documentation. In this collection you can find the club's by-laws, meeting notes, business documents, event advertisements, and materials that pertain to the Aldrich Entomology Club Newsletter. All materials date from 1961 to 1987.
Analog materials were left in original order when received. Born-digital materials were made into a stand-alone series, original electronic file order maintained.
Please note this collection contains electronic pdfs and will require a PDF viewer software.
Digital materials were processed by Sara Szobody in 2023.
The access files of the digital materials in this collection are located on the archive drive. Folder path: Y:\Processed Collections\Manuscript Groups\MG 153 (Aldrich Entomology Club records)\data\Aldrich_Ento_Club.
J.M. Aldrich Diaries. UA 53.14. South Dakota State University Archives and Special Collections, Hilton M .Briggs Library, Brookings, South Dakota. https://www.sdstate.edu/sdsu-archives-and-special-collections/jm-aldrich-diaries
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7305, John Merton Aldrich Papers. https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_217462
Special Collections & Archives. "Entomology Club." Idaho Harvester, Special Collections & Archives, University of Idaho Library, 17 Jan. 2018, harvester.lib.uidaho.edu/posts/2018/01/17/entomology-club.html.
The access files of the digital materials in this collection are located on the archive drive. Folder path: Y:\Processed Collections\Manuscript Groups\MG 153 (Aldrich Entomology Club records)\data\Aldrich_Ento_Club.
The original digital files are located on a DVD located within the collection.
Access to digital materials can be requested by contacting University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives.