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The Insect Hall was noted for its exhibits on the relationship between people and insects, insects’ relationship to each other, classification, habits, anatomy, physiology, embryology, evolution, insects in art and literature, photographs of prominent entomologists, and insect collection and preservation (1, 1911, p. 70-71; 1, 1914, p. 94; 1, 1919, p. 95).
The hall was renovated several times. In 1909, due to danger from strong light, local insect specimens were moved from display cases to cabinets in an adjoining study room with exhibits, in which the New York Entomological Society held its meetings (2, 1909, p. 34-35). By 1916, habitat groups were being added to the hall. They included Cicadas, Baltimore Butterfly, Cabbage Butterfly, Monarch Butterfly, Tiger Swallowtail, Spice-bush Swallowtail, Lady Beetles, and Japanese Beetles (1, 1916, p. 93; 1, 1931, p. 85). By the 1930’s the hall featured enlarged models, such as the mole cricket, malarial mosquito, body louse, flea, and the four stages of life of the housefly (1, 1943, p. 69). The General Guides in the 1930’s and 1960’s indicate that the hall featured live zoos of insects and spiders (1, 1935, p. 90; 3, 1967). In the 1950’s the hall featured exhibits such as Beneficial Insects, Destructive Insects, Insects and Art, Insect Biology and Ecology, Insect and Spider Architecture, Beauty in the Insect World, Oddities in Insects, and Insects and the Diseases of Man (1, 1953, p. 91-92).
Assistant, Invertebrates, worked under Dr. Lutz (2, 1910, p. 41).
Curator for hall (2, 1910, p. 41).
Curator, worked on general series exhibits for hall (2, 1925, p. 46).
Curator, worked on general series exhibits for hall (2, 1925, p. 46).