Melville Harrison Hatch papers
Scope and Contents
The Melville Harrison Hatch papers collection contains research and academic papers on entomology (8 items), three of them written by Hatch’s students at the University of Washington in the 1930s; also, general correspondence and brochures, and programs concerning pest control conferences.
Dates
- Creation: 1930-1969
Creator
- Hatch, Melville Harrison, 1898-1988 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Melville Harrison Hatch was an American entomologist who specialized in the study of beetles. He had teaching positions at Millikin University and the University of Minnesota before becoming assistant professor and then chair of the zoology department at the University of Washington. His long career at the University of Washington was highlighted by the publication of the seminal, five-volume work Beetles of the Pacific Northwest. Hatch is responsible for the identification and naming of 13 species. He did his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. at the University of Michigan. Hatch was born 25 November 1898 in Detroit, Michigan. He died 19 January 1988 in Seattle, Washington.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains research and academic papers on entomology (8 items), three of them written by Hatch’s students at the University of Washington in the 1930s; also, general correspondence and brochures, and programs concerning pest control conferences.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials were donated by Melville Hatch in December 1989.
- Title
- Guide to Melville Harrison Hatch papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Daniel Olortegui.
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository