UNITED STATES 
OF AMERICA 

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LINCOLN, NEB
FEB 1 
8 PM 
STA. A 

POSTAGE ONE CENT 
1843 - McKINLEY - 1901.

OMAHA, NEB 
FEB 1 
9PM 
1906 
REC'D 

Frank H. Shoemaker, 
C/ Genl Auditor U P Ry., 
Omaha, 
Nebr. 

Lincoln, Thurs, Feby 1.
1906
Dear Shoemaker -

Working hard on my president's
address to-morrow evening before the Academy of
Sciences (on "Biological Conditions in Nebraska").
Wish you might come down - but will let you see
it if you cannot, will write Sunday,

With warm regards -
Robt. H. Wolcott.

Labels all "o.k"
Threatened rupture is
averted -

THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
(THE OMAHA MEDICAL COLLEGE)

HENRY B. WARD,  DEAN, LINCOLN
HAROLD GIFFORD, ASSOCIATE DEAN, OMAHA

ANATOMY
ROBERT H. WOLCOTT
C.W M.  POYNTER

Lincoln Nebr.
Feby  , 1906

Dear Shoemaker, 
I have these beetles unlabelled awaiting that formality and give you the list:
Sandusky, O.
July  1905
R.H. Wolcott 
75

Columbia, Mo
June 190
R.H. Wolcott 
100

Same July
150

Same Aug
50

Omaha, Nebr. 
Oct 190
45 

Miami, Fla 4/20/05   16
Salt Lake, Utah 8/27/05   15
Ohama, Neb 4/15/05           6
Council Bluffs 5/7/05        18
"                "         5/20/05           5
"                "         6/9/05              3
"                "        6/11/05          59

Council Bluffs 6/18/05   11
"                  "       6/25/05         4 
"                  "       10/8/05         4
Omaha 9/18/04                 14

These all take your labels
} all these I owe to you.

As standard labels for me I suggest: 
Lincoln, Nebr.
March 19
R H Wolcott

Same Apr | Same May | Same June | Same July | Same Aug | Same Sept | Same Oct | Same Nov
--------------------------
R H Wolcott Collector (to be added to your Omaha labels when I come up there collecting)
--------------------------
------ (blank)
------ (blank)
Mar 19
R.H Wolcott 

Same Apr | Same May | Same June | Same July | Same Aug | Same Sept | Same Oct | Same Nov 
--------------------------
Now instead of your pub-localities wouldn't it be better to use four lines? As -

Lincoln, Nebr. 
(Salt Basin)
Mar 19
R.H. Wolcott

Same Apr | Same May | Same June  | Same July | Same Aug | Same Sept | Same Oct | Same Nov 

And then make a [ineligible] complete set for each of these, substituting
and then for other localities only one form- 

Lincoln, Nebr
(Roca) 
190
R. H Wolcott

Same (Havelock) | Same (Waverly)  | Same (Saltillo)  | Same (Woodlawn)
--------------------------
I also suggest

Collected in sandy culti-vated field
Collected in clay-pit
Collected in sand-pit
Collected on alkaline mud-flats
Collected under bark in woods
Collected in paths in woods along creek
Collected under logs, tc. in woods
Collected under bark in woods

Collected under object in open field
Collected under dung
Collected under dead
Collected on sand-bar
Collected along bank of river
Collected at electric light
Collected in railroad cut or on banks
Flying in Woods

Flying in Meadows
Flying along edge of woods
Collected under dead leaves [added in pencil]
--------------------------
------ (blank)
Cherry Co., Nebr.
------ (blank)
190
R.H. Wolcott
Collected in blow-outs in sand-hills
Collected in nests of formica rufa (the ant rufa)
Collected in open hills in sandhills
Collected on laks shores in sandhills
Collected on sides of canyon
Forest Reserves 
Halsey, Nebr.
190 
R.H. Wocott 

(over)

now i think if you do all of this it will keep you busy in and out 
of mischief - for some time. But really I feel like imporing on you in send
ing so many forms~ please do not hesitate to cut some of them out if you
haven't plenty of time to spare for the thing I cannot tell you how much 
I appreciate your kind offer ~  honestly I don't think any labels could be 
neater ~ and Prof Bruner was so well impressed that he is getting up copy 
for a number of plater for the laboratory

Soyon have "first blood" for 1906 - with your limbalis, Jan 28. I'm sure 
I emld have duplicated the the performance here if I could have gone out ~ but 
I was too busy ~ till the Academy of Science meeting was over on the 3rd ~ and 
it has been cold since The past week have ben correcting examination 
papers and note-books and starting the work of the new semester now for
my correspondence ~ and then I'll be "squance" again for the first time since 
before Christmas.

Am planning ahead already for the summer campaign ~ it depends on Braun
erand Barbor to pay how much I get about the state But shall work this 
vicinity including the part basin ~ to a finish and hope hope to get to Omaha
several times. But mind you ~ you are herely ordered to lose no opportun-
ity to come with or without previous notice ~ down here to Lincolon, without 
any regards to the number of times I may find it possible to come up
there. And Mr Woleoll joins me in the invitation~ and alas in the 
hope that miss Vansant may find it possible to accompany you, on sev-
eral, at least, of your visits. The salt basin isn't the only place here and 
I would like to show you the other places It will be the last season for the 
shosebird exhibit at the lake as the basin will be filled with water in 
June, being opened as a pleasure resort.

We must get plenty of C. sexguttala at Omaha this spring ~ and of
C. Knausic  here, besides a big series of our other species
Will get the Eleoder off the week ~ sure honest frijen cross my heart- 
te.-  My university work and Academy address and meeting had to come 
first. As the subject of my presidential address for the Academy I took 
Biological Conditions in Nebraska", and traced the changes which had tak-
en place since the settlement of the state as well as discussing those of the 
present day 

Please excuse the loks of this letter ~ my pen seratehes badly and I 
cannot find another, with very warm regards  to all there, and hop
ing your work has gone well,

Very sincerly, your friend,
Robt.H.Wolcott

UNITED STATES 
OF AMERICA 

OMAHA NEB. 
FEB 20
4 - AM

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POSTAGE ONE CENT 
1843 - McKINLEY - 1901

Mr Frank H. Shoemaker,
C/ Grand Auditor, U. P. Ry.
Omaha,
Neb.

Lincoln, Feb. 19, '06.
Dear Shoemaker,
Have Blaisdell's Eleodes about
ready but bethink myself I haven't his address -
will you please send it - _any old time will
do_!!! Just recieved all the Coccinellidae I sent
Leng ~ wish you were here to go over them with
me He also included one each of Omus laevis,
and Cic. Schauppi, C. hirtilabris, C. puritana, C. h
amata, C. bellissima, C. pseudosenilis, C. manitoba,
C. ludoviciana, C. consentanea, C. Oslari, C. cimar-
rona. 
Now how long before you'll come down? C. pur
pureavars will be out _soon_

Very sincerely yours,
Robt. H. Wolcott

 

Feb 22 1906
The University of Nebraska
 Zoological Laboratory                      Lincoln, Nebr., U. S A.

My dear Friend -

Your note of last Sunday was
recieved and read with feelings of deepest sym-
pathy for you in the loss you have suffered ~
the more keenly felt since, you know, I have met
the same so recently Here words are so inadequate
I return your slip with a suggestion.

With warmest regards -
Robt. H Wolcott

Feby 22, '06

The University of Nebraska                             
Zoological Laboratory

Lincoln, Nebr., U. S. A.
Feby 26, 1906.

Dear Shoemaker. 
Saturday Bruner, Swenk, two others
and myself went to a clay pit over on the basin - Frogs
out, one butterfly, and many "taggers". My catch:
       1  vulgaris }
       3  splendida. } 
       4  amoena } Leng's names 
       2  purpurea approaching graminea  } 
       1  audubonii }

We only get audubonii for a few weeks just now and it is
rare but I am out for as many as possible this spring
"Oh how different in the morning" - this morning -

Warm regards -
Robt. H. Wolcott