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Edward H. and Janet R. Smith Collection on Charles Valentine Riley

Collection

Identifier: MS0481

Staff Only

Content Description

The Edward H. and Janet R. Smith Collection on Charles Valentine Riley consists of biographical information on Riley, correspondence (original and photocopied) with an index, and original Riley diaries, as well as authors' notes, chapter drafts, publications, articles (mostly photocopied), and books used to write their biography of Riley.

Dates

Creation: 1850-2007

Conditions Governing Access

Contact Special Collections for access.

Biographical Sketch

Edward H. Smith was chair of the Department of Entomology at Cornell University. Janet R. Smith was his wife and research partner. Together they wrote Charles Valentine Riley: Founder of Modern Entomology, which was published in 2019 by the University of Alabama Press.