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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Frank Leslie Campbell Papers, Ms1980-005, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Frank Leslie Campbell Papers were donated to Special Collections in 1979.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Frank Leslie Campbell Papers commenced in February 2013 and was completed in March 2013.

Biographical Note

Frank Leslie Campbell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 5, 1898. He attended Haverford College and the University of Pennsylvania, receiving a degree in chemical engineering from the latter institution. Following graduation, Campbell worked as a chemist in the Japanese Beetle Laboratory in Riverton, New Jersey, then obtained master's and doctoral degrees in entomology from Rutgers University and Harvard University, respectively.

After completing his doctorate, Campbell taught at New York University for a year, then was appointed to a research position in the United States Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Entomology, where he concentrated on the application of toxic substances in controlling insect pest populations. His research led to the development of the "aerosol bomb" used in the control of mosquitoes and other flying insects. From 1936 to 1942, Campbell served on the faculty of Ohio State University and also as a consultant for the Office for Agricultural War Relations. Following World War II, Campbell served five years as editor of The Scientific Monthly , then 11 years as executive secretary of the Biology and Agriculture Division, National Academy of Science - National Research Council. Following retirement, he continued to conduct research at the University of Vienna, Austria and in New South Wales, Australia. For four summers in the 1970s, he was a visiting professor of entomology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Frank Campbell died in Washington, D. C., on July 13, 1979.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of more than 5500 wine bottle labels gathered by Frank Campbell, an entomologist with the National Academy of Science - National Research Council, and his wife Ina. The labels have been affixed to index cards with each card bearing Campbell's commentary on date, place, and method of acquisition; as well as the quality of the wine. The collection also includes a typescript draft of the Campbells' 1964-1966 European travel memoir, "Better Late: An Entomologist's Postretirement Renovation."

Arrangement

The labels are arranged by country of purchase. A small assortment of non-indexed labels is at the end of the collection, followed by the Campbells' manuscript.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Cocktail History Collection
• Cocktails -- History
• History of Food and Drink
• Wine labels

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Frank Leslie Campbell Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).