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New York Zoological Society. Department of Education. Audio-Visual Office records
Fonds
Identifier: 2008
Abstract
In the mid-to-late 20th century, audio-visual service functions at the New York Zoological Society (NYZS) were not centralized, but were instead performed by a variety of different departments, divisions, and individual staff members. NYZS's Department of Education played a significant role in the delivery of audio-visual services in the Society from the 1940s through the 1980s. By the 1940s the Department of Education's provision of audio-visual services included a visual aids service...
Dates:
1941 - 1981
Found in:
Wildlife Conservation Society Archives
New York Zoological Society. Department Of Education. National Collection Of Heads And Horns records.
Fonds
Identifier: 2031
Abstract
The National Collection of Heads and Horns was established by Bronx Zoo Director William T. Hornaday and New York Zoological Society (NYZS) Secretary Madison Grant in 1906. The Heads and Horns Museum building was opened in 1922. By the early 1970s, the collection was closed and the building was being used for other purposes. The collection primarily contains correspondence and inventories documenting the attempts of the Society to transfer specimens from the National Collection of Heads and...
Dates:
1912, 1960-1978 (bulk 1974-1978)
Found in:
Wildlife Conservation Society Archives