Inventory of the William Harry Lange Papers
Sara Gunasekara
Department of Special Collections
General Library
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616-5292
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Creator:
Lange, William Harry, 1912-2004
Title: William Harry Lange Papers
Date (inclusive): 1926-1999
Extent:
4 linear feet
Abstract: William Harry Lange (1912-2004) served as Professor of Entomology at the University of California, Davis. His papers contain
correspondence from 1943-1951 regarding work on insecticides and their usefulness in controlling crop pests, reprints of his
articles, and some research materials related to experiments with the artichoke plume moth and wireworms.
Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as
many are stored offsite.
Repository:
University of California, Davis. General Library. Dept. of Special
Collections.
Davis, California 95616-5292
Collection number: D-288
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
Biography
William Harry Lange was born in San Francisco on September 12, 1912. He received a B.S. (1933), M.S. (1934), and PhD in Entomology
(1941) from the University of California, Berkeley.
From 1936-1944, Lange worked for the California Agricultural Experiment Station at Half Moon Bay, Salinas, and Berkeley/Davis.
During World War II, he was stationed at Salinas where he worked on vegetable crop pests and on a U.S. Department of Agriculture
project to produce natural rubber. He became a lecturer and Assistant Entomologist at Davis in 1946, Associate Professor and
Associate Entomologist in the Experiment Station in 1952, and Professor and Experiment Station Entomologist in 1957. He retired
in 1980.
William Harry Lange passed away on July 15, 2004.
Scope and Content
The majority of the William Harry Lange Papers are comprised of his correspondence from 1943-1951 as well as reprints of his
articles (1935-1999). Also included are research materials related to several of his experiments dealing with the artichoke
plume moth and wireworms.
Arrangement of the Collection
The collection is arranged into four series: 1. Correspondence, 2. Biographical Materials, 3. Research Materials, 4. Writings
by Lange.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online
public access catalog.
Lange, William Harry, 1912-2004--Archives
University of California, Davis--Faculty--Archives
Entomology--Research
Access
Collection is open for research.
Processing Information
Sara Gunasekara processed this collection with assistance from student employee Michelle Xie.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Ellen Lange in 2008 and the Entomology Department in 2004.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], William Harry Lange Papers, D-288, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University
of California, Davis.
Publication Rights
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to
publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections, General Library,
University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Series 1.
Correspondence
1943-1951
Scope and Content Note
Contains incoming and outgoing correspondence regarding Lange's work on insecticides and their usefulness in controlling crop
pests.
Arranged in three subseries: General, Subject, and Indices.
Subseries 1.1
General
1943-1951
Scope and Content Note
Contains incoming and outgoing correspondence.
Arranged chronologically.
Subseries 1.2
Subject
1947-1951
Scope and Content Note
Contains incoming and outgoing correspondence.
Arranged alphabetically by subject headings created by Lange.
Box 1:19
Books, publications
1947-1948
Box 1:20
Books, publications
1948-1949
Box 1:21
Books, publications
1949-1950
Box 1:22
Books, publications
1950-1951
Box 1:24
Bulletin requests
1949-1950
Box 1:26
Circular Requests/Reprints
1950-1951
Box 1:35
Identifications
1949-1950
Box 1:37
Insects, Miscellaneous
1947-1948
Box 1:38
Insects, Miscellaneous
1948-1949
Box 1:39
Insects, Miscellaneous
1949-1950
Box 1:40
Insects, Miscellaneous
1950-1951
Box 1:55
Nematodes and centipedes
1948
Box 1:56
Nematodes and centipedes
1949-1950
Box 1:57
Nematodes and centipedes
1950-1951
Box 1:59
Papers Submitted
1949-1950
Box 1:66
Slugs and Snails
1948-1949
Box 1:67
Slugs and Snails
1949-1950
Box 1:68
Soil Insecticides
1947-1948
Box 1:70
Soil Insecticides
1949-1950
Box 1:71
Soil Insecticides
1950-1951
Box 1:72
Truck Crop Insects
1947-1948
Box 1:73
Truck Crop Insects
1948-1949
Box 1:74
Truck Crop Insects
1949-1950
Box 1:75
Truck Crop Insects
1950-1951
Box 1:76
Wireworm Investigations
1950-1951
Subseries 1.3
Indices
1947-1951
Physical Description:
4 folders
Scope and Content Note
Contains four alphabetical indices of Lange's correspondence. Arranged chronologically.
Series 2.
Biographical Materials
1944-1996
Scope and Content Note
Arranged alphabetically.
Box 2:1
Boy Scout Standard Troop Award Application
1944
Box 2:2
Congratulations from your friends
1980
Scope and Content Note
One bound volume containing letters to Lange upon his retirement.
Box 2:3
Davis Division of the Academic Senate
1974-1975
Box 2:4
Merit increase packet
1967
Series 3.
Research Materials
1926-1975
Scope and Content Note
Contains research materials related to several of Lange's experiments. Arranged alphabetically.
Box 2:6
Aphid inventory collection records
1966-1975
Box 2:7-8
Artichoke plume moth field surveys
1936-1937
Box 2:9
Artichoke plume moth rearing records
1936-1937
Box 2:10-11
Cabbage maggot experiments
1944-1949
Box 2:12-13
Pea leaf miner control experiments
1945
Box 2:14
Rainfall data for Salinas, California
1926-1944
Box 2:15
Seed treatment trials
1947-1956
Box 2:17
Temperature data for Salinas, California
1926-1936
Box 2:18
Weather data for Salinas, California
1937-1944
Box 2:20
Wireworm control investigations
1947
Box 2:21
Wireworm rearings
1949-1951
Series 4.
Writings by Lange
1935-1999
Scope and Content Note
Arranged into three subseries: Articles, Book chapters, and Laboratory Manuals.
Box 3:1-3:20; 4:1-12
Subseries 4.1
Articles
1935-1999
Scope and Content Note
Contains reprints of Lange's articles. Arranged chronologically.
Box 4:13-15
Subseries 4.2
Book Chapter
1978-1984
Scope and Content Note
Contains Lange's chapter, "Aquatic and Semiaquatic Lepidoptera," in two editions of
An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America.
Subseries 4.3
Laboratory Manuals
1954
Physical Description:
3 folders
Scope and Content Note
Contains manuals for several of Lange's classes.
Box 4:16
Laboratory manual for Agricultural Entomology 51
undated
Box 4:17-18
Laboratory manual of insecticides for Entomology 124
1954 Fall