Conservation Foundation

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Possibly a film produced by the Conservation Foundation.

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The digitized version of this film has sound. A film letter documenting the expedition led by Olaus and Margaret (Mardy) Murie during the summer of 1956 along the Sheenjek River in northern Alaska. The expedition was sponsored by the New York Zoological Society and included George Schaller as a young assistant. The film is narrated by Olaus and Mardy Murie and was filmed by Robert Krear and produced by the Conservation Foundation.

Abstract Harold Cornelius Palmer (1918-1998) joined the staff of the New York Zoological Society (NYZS) in 1961. Palmer served as director of the Development Fund Campaign and as assistant to the Society President Fairfield Osborn. From 1964 until his retirement in 1980, Palmer held the office of Assistant Secretary to the Board of Trustees. The bulk of this collection consists of correspondence and subject files dealing with NYZS administrative matters, 1902-1983 (Bulk 1937-1976), the New York...

Abstract This collection contains the records of Fairfield Osborn, who served as President of the New York Zoological Society from 1940 to 1968. Considered one of the foremost conservationists of his era, Osborn was a driving force behind the expansion of the Society’s international wildlife conservation efforts, and he founded the Conservation Foundation as an offshoot of the Society to promote environmental education and research. During his presidency, Osborn also oversaw the development of...

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"A discussion of the rampant waste of natural resources in cities, woodlands, and farmlands, and of the pollution of rivers and the air. Compares the 'progress' achieved through wasteful methods and through intelligent conservation techniques. Shows how man's intelligence can be channeled to plan for progress wisely"--Worldcat.

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English-language sound print. "An explanation of how nature produces topsoil from the basic raw materials of rock, water, air, and sunlight. The film emphasizes the necessity for an organized conservation pgroam to save our natural reosurces. Includes animated drawings. For high school students and adult groups"--1948 Catalog of Copyright Entries.

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Portugese-language silent print. "An explanation of how nature produces topsoil from the basic raw materials of rock, water, air, and sunlight. The film emphasizes the necessity for an organized conservation program to save our natural reosurces. Includes animated drawings. For high school students and adult groups"--1948 Catalog of Copyright Entries.

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Spanish-language silent print. "An explanation of how nature produces topsoil from the basic raw materials of rock, water, air, and sunlight. The film emphasizes the necessity for an organized conservation pgroam to save our natural reosurces. Includes animated drawings. For high school students and adult groups"--1948 Catalog of Copyright Entries.

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English-language sound print. "Part 2 of The Living Earth series. Shows the interdependence of plant and animal life and the consequences of man's misuse of natural resources. Includes animated drawings. For junior and senior high school grades and adult groups"-- Worldcat.

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Portuguese-language soundtrack. Part 2 of The Living Earth series. Shows the interdependence of plant and animal life and the consequences of man's misuse of natural resources. Includes animated drawings. For junior and senior high school grades and adult groups"-- Worldcat.