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Don M. Rees photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0521

Scope and Contents

This collection contains materials related to the mosquito control activities of Donald M. Rees. The majority of the collection deals with his activites in Utah, primarily with the success of mosquito abatement activities and the influences of climatic changes on these efforts. The collection also contains materials concerning his involvement with mosquito control activities at the Panama Canal and in Indonesia. A small portion of the collection relates to his activites at the University of Utah in the Department of Zoology and Entomology and the Institute of Environmental Biological Research.

Dates

  • 1934-1960

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

Donald M. Rees became a Professor of Zoology at the University of Utah in 1936. He served as Head of the Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Entomology from 1948 to 1963, Chairman of the Division of Biological Sciences from 1951 to 1965, and as Director of the Institute of Environmental Biological Research from 1960 to 1966. Rees retired from the University in 1970. He is known primarily for his work in mosquito abatement. The majority of this collection contains materials related to Rees' mosquito abatement activity. A small portion of the collection contains material relating to his career in the Department of Zoology and Entomology and the Institute of Environmental Biological Research.

Extent

4 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection contains materials related to the mosquito control activities of Donald M. Rees. The majority of the collection deals with his activites in Utah, primarily with the success of mosquito abatement activities and the influences of climatic changes on these efforts. The collection also contains materials concerning his involvement with mosquito control activities at the Panama Canal and in Indonesia. A small portion of the collection relates to his activites at the University of Utah in the Department of Zoology and Entomology and the Institute of Environmental Biological Research.

Arrangement

Arranged by folder.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Donald M. Rees.

Separated Materials

See also the Don M. Rees papers (ACCN 0206) located in the Manuscript Department of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processed by Photograph Archives staff in the late 2000s.
Title
Guide to the Don M. Rees photograph collection
Author
Finding aid created by Sara Davis.
Date
2020 (last modified: 2018)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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