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Crandall, Lee S., (Lee Saunders), 1887-1969

 Person

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

New York Zoological Park. Office of General Curator and General Curator Emeritus. Lee S. Crandall records and papers

 Fonds
Identifier: 1019
Abstract Lee Saunders Crandall (1887-1969) began his sixty-one year association at the New York Zoological Society's Bronx Zoo in June 1908 as a student keeper in the animal departments, and was thereafter steadily promoted through the ranks, eventually becoming the Zoo's General Curator in charge of mammals and birds in 1943. Following his 1952 retirement, Crandall continued coming in to work for another 17 years, as the Zoo's General Curator Emeritus. Crandall was lauded for his collecting trips...
Dates: 1898 - 1970; Majority of material found within 1910 - 1969

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