Wildlife Conservation Society (New York, N.Y.)
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
New York Zoological Society. Office of President. Fairfield Osborn records
Fonds
Identifier: 1029
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...
Dates:
1933 - 1973
Wildlife Conservation Society. Department of Herpetology. Office of Curator. John Behler records
Collection
Identifier: 2043
Abstract
The collection consists of correspondence, administrative and subject files, and publications from the New York Zoological Society’s long-term Herpetology Curator, John Behler. Over the years, Behler held administrative positions within the Society outside of the Herpetology Department, such as co-chair of the Safety Committee and Program Director of the Society’s Wildlife Survival Center on Saint Catherines Island, Georgia. Along the way Behler also found time to conduct research on...
Dates:
1924 - 2005; Majority of material found within 1969 - 2001
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- Herpetologists 1
- Herpetology 1
- Marine laboratories 1
- Public aquariums 1
- Public aquariums -- Administration 1
- Public aquariums -- Design and construction 1
- Snakebites 1
- Wildlife conservation -- Africa 1
- Wildlife conservation -- Madagascar 1
- Wildlife conservationists 1
- Wildlife management 1
- Wildlife management -- Madagascar 1
- Wildlife research 1
- Zoo animals 1
- Zoo exhibits 1
- Zoos -- Design and construction 1 ∧ less
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