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Alfred H. Baumhover Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0266
Content Description

The Alfred H. Baumhover Papers include reports, correspondence, publications, public information materials, photographs, awards, notes, and artifacts. Baumhover collected the materials during his involvement in the eradication of the screwworm from the United States and the island of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles.

Dates: 1949-1997; Majority of material found within 1950-1970

Chester N. Husman Award Certificates

 Collection
Identifier: MS0349
Content Description

The Chester N. Husman Award Certificates consist of awards given to Chester N. Husman and the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) for their efforts in the screwworm eradication programs. Granting organizations include the U.S. War Department, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Mexican government.

Dates: 1947-1991

Collection on Severn Run's Cazador, Screwworm Detection Dog

 Collection
Identifier: MS0310
Content Description

The Collection on Severn Run's Cazador, Screwworm Detection Dog includes photographs, correspondence, Cazador's working gear, a short biography by John B. Welch, and a wooden box containing Cazador's remains.

Dates: 1994-2000; Majority of material found in 2000

Edward Fred Knipling Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0210
Content Description The Edward Fred Knipling Papers are part of the Screwworm Eradication Program Records in the Special Collections of the USDA National Agricultural Library. The Knipling papers cover the areas of entomology researched by Knipling during his career with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), including his early research on the screwworm and the eradication efforts in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, and the Southeast United States in the 1950s. Knipling's research included parasite control...
Dates: 1906-2003; Majority of material found within 1930-1990

International Screwworm Eradication Program Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0355
Content Description The International Screwworm Eradication Program Records document screwworm eradication efforts in international programs. Countries represented in this collection include Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Curacao, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, England, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, North Africa (including Libya), Panama, Paraguay, and the United States. Some records are organized by region, including Central America and the West Indies. Materials...
Dates: 1954-2002; Majority of material found within 1976-2000

Owen Hugh Graham Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0213
Content Description

The Owen Hugh Graham Papers relate to screwworm eradication efforts in Florida, the Southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and North Africa. Materials include correspondence, reports, publications, maps, charts, photographs, public information materials, and manuscripts. The language of materials is mostly English, with some items in Spanish and a few articles in French.

Dates: 1879-1998; Majority of material found within 1960-1990

Screwworm Eradication Program Artifacts

 Collection
Identifier: MS0348
Content Description

The Screwworm Eradication Program Artifacts contain materials used in various screwworm eradication program areas, including screwworm fly dispersal boxes, a collection tube, a collection cup and holders, and signs.

Dates: undated

Screwworm Eradication Program Audiovisual Materials

 Collection
Identifier: MS0215
Content Description

The Screwworm Eradication Program Audiovisual Materials include photographs, slides, and films portraying screwworm eradication efforts in the United States, Mexico, and South America.

Dates: 1944-2003

Screwworm Eradication Program Oral Histories

 Collection
Identifier: MS0305
Content Description The Screwworm Eradication Program Oral Histories contain video and audio recordings, and printed transcripts of interviews with persons involved in the U.S. Screwworm Eradication Program. Among the interviewees are: former U.S. Representative Eligio "Kika" de la Garza of Texas; longtime Mexican-American program employees Manuel Ortega and Santana Munoz; technician Jimmy Bruce; Edward F. Knipling, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entomologist and leading theoretician for the program;...
Dates: 2000-2004

Screwworm Eradication Program Promotional Materials

 Collection
Identifier: MS0214
Content Description

The Screwworm Eradication Program Promotional Materials include items relating to screwworm eradication programs in the Southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and North Africa. There are public information and promotional materials such as baseball caps, mugs, calendars, key rings, bumper stickers, publications and brochures, photographs, fly case collection reports, 16-millimeter films, and fly distribution artifacts.

Dates: 1976-2003