Albert Franklin Burgess Manuscript

Collection

Identifier: MS0480

Staff Only

Albert Franklin Burgess moth manuscript

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Albert Franklin Burgess moth manuscript collection / photo album

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Content Description

The Albert Franklin Burgess Manuscript consists of two volumes, titled "The Gypsy Moth and the Brown-tail Moth: A History of the Work for Prevention of Spread and Extermination of these Insects in North America," by A.F. Burgess. The text volume is dated 1944 and the photographs and maps volume is dated 1889 to 1942.

Dates

Creation: 1889-1944
Creation: Majority of material found in 1944

Conditions Governing Access

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Biographical Sketch

Albert Franklin Burgess (1873-1953) was an entomologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from 1907 to 1943. He first served in the Bureau of Entomology, then in the U.S. Plant Quarantine and Control Administration, and finally in the U.S. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. From 1913 to 1928, he was in charge of the gypsy moth and brown-tail moth project, which sought to introduce natural enemies to control imported pests. In 1928, Burgess was appointed principal entomologist of the U.S. Plant Quarantine and Control Administration. From 1934 until his retirement, he was principal entomologist of the U.S. Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. He was considered the foremost authority in the United States on the gypsy and brown-tail moths. He authored several reports, bulletins, and books on the subject.