Scope and Content Note

The papers consist mainly of financial records such as treasurer's reports, budgets, audits, accounting ledgers, and five membership dues journals; minutes of the meetings; membership lists; correspondence; and other papers relating to the organization.

Scope and Content Note

The Papers are composed of research material, correspondence, biographical material, newspaper clippings, photographs, and slides.

Content Description The contents of this collection largely pertain to the founding and prevailing ideologies of the University of Arkansas' Entomology Department through published works on insect control (now called Integrated Pest Management or IPM) and general entomology concepts from Dwight Isely and W. J. Baerg who were professors in the department in the early 20th century. Additionally, much of the department's research from the 1920s through the 1980s can be found in volumes of compiled materials from...