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Content Description Charles Valentine Riley pioneered the field of entomology in the United States. The impact of Riley's work of more than a century ago is still being felt today, not only in the fields of entomology and agriculture, but also in other natural sciences. The Charles Valentine Riley Collection, part of the National Agricultural Library's (NAL) Special Collections, illustrates Riley's vision to enhance the success of agriculture through new scientific knowledge. The collection of papers and...

Content Description The Charles Valentine Riley Printing Blocks consist of 1,211 woodcuts, electrotypes (electroplated lead molds of original engravings), and metal casts used to illustrate Riley's publications. Approximately 508 blocks were figures for the nine annual reports (1869-1877) produced by Riley when he served as Missouri's first state entomologist. Other printing blocks were used in publications such as American Entomologist and American Entomologist and Botanist. Some of the electrotypes are...