RES Library Reprint Collection
The library holds a unique collection of around 50,000 reprints, both print and electronic, dating from the 18th Century to the present day, many of which are available to borrow. As well as the main collections of reprints covering all orders of insects, which are partially catalogued, and can be searched on the Library Catalogue, we also hold a number of specialist collections. As not all material has been catalogued, contact the librarian if you cannot find what you are looking for.
- Michael Ashburner’s Diptera Reprints: Around 190 papers covering 1910s-1990s. Fully catalogued.
- William Block’s Reprints on Antarctic Invertebrates: Around 1,400 papers on Antarctic Invertebrates. Contains some non-insect reprints. The papers are not listed in the online catalogue, but an annotated bibliography is available for consultation in the library. Additionally, 17 files of papers on Cryobiology, and 7 on Springtails (Collembola), the contents of which are not listed in the Bibliography.
- Dr Cherrett’s Leaf Cutter Ants Collection: Around 400 papers covering 1830s-1990s. Fully catalogued.
- Philip Corbet’s Odonata Reprints: 113 boxes of papers on Odonata arranged alphabetically by author, uncatalogued.
- Martin Luff’s Carabidae Collection: Around 400 papers on Carabidae (Ground Beetles). Catalogued.
- Miriam Rothschild’s Flea Reprints: 39 boxes of reprints on Fleas and Ticks. Uncatalogued.
- John Sudd’s Ant Reprints: 21 boxes of reprints on Ants. Uncatalogued.
- Boris Uvarov’s Orthoptera Reprints: 11 uncatalogued boxes of reprints, mainly in Russian, dating from 1909 to 1969.
- Silkworm Collection: 5 boxes of reprints, and miscellaneous reference material on Silkworms, from 1860s to the mid 20th Century. Includes some illustrations. Uncatalogued.
- Spider Collection: Around 150 papers on Spiders dating from the 1820s to the 1970s. Partially catalogued.
