Arthur R. Gittins papers
Scope and Contents
The records included in this collection are entomology exams and papers from 1951-1979.
Dates
- Creation: 1951-1979
Creator
- Gittins, Arthur Richard (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Arthur Gittins was born in Alberta Canada in 1926 and received his bachelors in Entomology from the University of Alberta in 1952. He received his master’s degree in entomology from the University of Idaho and his doctorate from Montana State University. Gittins started his professional career with the University of Idaho in 1953 as an instructor and research assistant and became the head of the Department of Entomology from 1968 until 1978. From there he transitioned to become the dean of graduate studies, director of the University Research Office, managing director of the Idaho Research Foundation, director of the University Press, director of the Laboratory Animal Research Facility and director of the Electron Microscopy Center and the associate vice president for research in 1984. He died in 1999 in Moscow, ID.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Exams, notes, and exam keys, containing Gittins’ handwriting/drawings.
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged into 5 folders. The folders are arranged by year and by ENT class, but largely arranged chronologically for ease of browsing.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this collection were donated by Marc Klowden from the Division of Entomology at UI in 2007.
Bibliography
Topical
- Title
- Guide to Arthur R. Gittins papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared by Alex Elliott
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository