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Personal Papers of Raymond Beamer

 Collection
Call Number: PP 392

Overview

Beamer taught at the Entomology Museum at the University of Kansas from 1914-1955. This collection consists of his field notes and research from 1913-1941 and 1946-53, along with photographs from field expeditions in various states throughout the United States and in Mexico and Canada from 1930-1950.

Dates

  • Creation: 1914 - 1955

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Biography of Raymond Beamer

Raymond Hill Beamer was born in 1889 in Cherokee County, Kansas. He received his A.B. in 1913 and his A.M. in 1917, both from the University of Kansas, completing his doctorate in 1927. He joined KU's faculty in 1914 as the Assistant Curator of the Snow Entomological Museum and Assistant Professor of Entomology and reached full Professor status in 1939. Beamer was curator of the Snow Collection in 1949.

While working at the museum, Beamer led many spring and summer collecting expeditions and student field trips around North America in order to expand the museum's entomological collections. He was also active in his professional field, serving as President of the Kansas Entomological Society in 1931.

Raymond Beamer married Lucy Dunbar; together they had three children. Beamer retired from KU in 1955 and died in 1957.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (4 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

PP 392

Related Materials

Consult library staff regarding the availability of related photographs, biographical files, and scrapbooks.

Title
Guide to the Raymond Beamer Collection
Subtitle
Personal Papers of Raymond Beamer
Author
Finding aid prepared by ad, 2005; Finding aid encoded by ad, 2005; revised by mnm, 2016.
Date
2005
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/8498293558
Preferred citation
Raymond Beamer Collection, University Archives, PP 392, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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