Philip Jackson Darlington, Jr. Papers

Accession 17030 : two manuscript letters signed, from Philip Jackson Darlington to Katherine Driggs, written during the 1930s. One, dated February 24, was written from Australia; the other letter, dated August 10, was written on shipboard in the Fiji Islands.

Contains correspondence, memoranda, financial statements, manuscript, reviews, and other papers. Much of the material relates to Darlington's duties as Curator of Insects and Fall Curator of Coleoptera in the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Various entomological, biogeographical and biological problems are discussed, including genetics, evolutionary theory and zoogeography. Professor Darlington's specialization in Carabidae is well represented; he was particularly interested in the Carabidae of New Guinea, Australia,Chile, the West Indies and North America. Also included is material relating to various collecting trips overseas. Darlington corresponded with such scientists as Carl Lindroth, J. M. Valentine, Fritz van Enden, Alfred E. Emerson, Terry L. Erwin, Kenneth Cooper, and E. O. Wilson. Includes reviews of Darlington's books, reports of his collecting trips, Museum of Comparative Zoology affairs, and other topics and concerns.