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New York Zoological Society. Department of Ornithology. Office of Curator. Joseph Bell, Donald Bruning, and Christine Sheppard records

 Fonds
Identifier: 2071
Abstract The collection holds the professional correspondence, department files, and subject files of Joseph Bell and Donald Bruning and the correspondence of Christine Sheppard. Bell's material documents his time as Curator of Ornithology and Chairman of Ornithology. Bruning held the position of Assistant Curator under Bell and became full Curator following Bell. Bruning also began work on bird conservation at New York Zoological Society. Sheppard was Assistant Curator and Associate Curator under...
Dates: 1952 - 1988; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1985

New York Zoological Society. Director of Conservation. F. Wayne King records

 Fonds
Identifier: 4050
Abstract

During his career at NYZS, F. Wayne King held positions as Curator of Herpetology, Chairman of Educational Programs, Director of Conservation and Environmental Education, Director of Conservation, and Director of Zoology. This collection contains the correspondence, subject files, and administrative files of F. Wayne King’s work at NYZS.

Dates: 1960 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1973 - 1979

New York Zoological Society. Education Department records

 Fonds
Identifier: 2100
Abstract In the 1960s and 1970s, the New York Zoological Society’s Education Department developed several significant educational programs and increased its outreach to public schools. During this period of time, Herbert J. Knobloch, Richard L. Lattis, James W. Waddick, and Annette Berkovits served as Curators and Assistant Curators of the department.The collection consists of materials created by the Education Department from 1967 to 1980, including correspondence and educational...
Dates: 1967 - 1982

New York Zoological Society. International Conservation bluebooks

 Collection
Identifier: 4041
Abstract The collection holds of the records of the international programs of the New York Zoological Society (NYZS), with records relating to NYZS sponsorship of field research and wildlife conservation projects carried out from the 1970s to the early 1990s. These grants funded ecological studies of animals and regions, as well as projects promoting wildlife conservation education, conservation legislation, and the creation of protected areas. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1973 - 1989; 1962 - 1993

New York Zoological Society. Office of Assistant Secretary. Harold C. Palmer records

 Fonds
Identifier: 2023
Abstract

Harold Cornelius Palmer joined the staff of the New York Zoological Society (NYZS) in 1961 and held the position of Assistant Secretary for the Society from 1968 to 1979. This collection contains correspondence between Palmer and people and organizations related to NYZS while he was Assistant Secretary.

Dates: 1960 - 1975; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1975

New York Zoological Society. Office of Assistant Secretary. Harold C. Palmer records

 Fonds
Identifier: 2034
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...
Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1937-1976; 1902-1983

New York Zoological Society. Office of General Director. John Tee-Van records

 Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2024
Abstract John Tee-Van (1897-1967) worked for the New York Zoological Society for 51 years, starting as Assistant Keeper of Birds in 1911 and working his way up to General Director of the New York Zoological Park and Aquarium in 1956, and General Director Emeritus in 1962. This collection consists of Tee-Van’s papers relating to the Office of the General Director (1939-1962), his trip to China in 1941 to bring back two giant pandas, and the Zoo’s proposed Conservation Exhibit (1942-1958). The...
Dates: 1939-1964

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

New York Zoological Society. Office of President. Robert G. Goelet records

 Fonds
Identifier: 1064
Abstract

Robert Guestier Goelet served in several executive roles at the New York Zoological Society (NYZS), including President from 1971 to 1975. This collection includes material related to Annual Society and Members Meetings and international conservation programs and projects in Asia, Africa, and South America.

Dates: 1959 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1972

New York Zoological Society. Public Affairs Division and predecessor units records

 Fonds
Identifier: 2032
Abstract The New York Zoological Society's (NYZS) communications, marketing, publications, government affairs, community affairs, photography and media production, and other public relations functions historically have been divided among several different departments and units. In the late 20th century, these function were eventually united in the Society's Public Affairs Division, but prior to that they were performed by numerous predecessor units, including, among others, the Department of...
Dates: 1925 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1980

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Conservation Foundation 2
Conway, William, 1929-2021 2
Grant, Madison, 1865-1937 2
King, F. Wayne (Frederic Wayne), 1936- 2
Knobloch, Herbert J. 2
New York Zoological Society. Department of Tropical Research 2
New York Zoological Society. Education Department 2
New York Zoological Society. Osborn Laboratories of Marine Sciences 2
Struhsaker, Thomas T. 2
Albatross (Steamer) 1
American Bison Society 1
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Boone and Crockett Club 1
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Bruning, Donald F. 1
Camp-Fire Club of America. 1
Carr, Archie Fairly, 1945- 1
Clark, Susan G., 1942- 1
Crandall, Lee S., (Lee Saunders), 1887-1969 1
Cross, W. Redmond, (William Redmond) 1
Davis, Joseph Anthony, 1930- 1
Ditmars, Raymond Lee, 1876-1942 1
Dunton, Sam C. 1
Goelet, Robert G. 1
Griffis, Nixon 1
Institute for Research in Animal Behavior 1
International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources 1
Jones, Charles Jesse, 1844-1919 1
Kibale Forest Reserve (Uganda) 1
Lattis, Richard L. 1
Lewis, D. M., (Dale M.) 1
McAllister, M. Hall 1
McKew, John 1
Mittermeier, Russell A. 1
National Collection of Heads and Horns. 1
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.) 1
New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.) 1
New York Zoological Society. Animal Research and Conservation Center. 1
New York Zoological Society. Board of Trustees. Conservation Committee. 1
New York Zoological Society. Board of Trustees. Exploration and Scientific Collection Committee 1
New York Zoological Society. Center for Field Biology and Conservation. 1
New York Zoological Society. Conservation Committee 1
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New York Zoological Society. Department of Publications 1
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New York Zoological Society. Herpetology Department 1
New York Zoological Society. International Conservation Division. 1
New York Zoological Society. Mammalogy Department 1
New York Zoological Society. Office of the Assistant Director for Administrative Services 1
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New York Zoological Society. Ornithology Department 1
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Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935 1
Payne, Roger, 1935-2023 1
Peyton, Bernard 1
Rockefeller, Laurance Spelman, 1910-2004 1
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 1
Save-the-Redwoods League 1
Schaller, George B. 1
Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946 1
Sheppard, Christine 1
Tee-Van, John 1
Townsend, Charles Haskins, 1859-1944 1
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1
United States. Bureau of Fisheries 1
United States. Department of Agriculture 1
Waddick, James W 1
Walter, Eugene J. 1
Western, David 1
Wildlife Conservation International (New York Zoological Society). 1
Wildlife Conservation Society (New York, N.Y.). Wildlife Survival Center (Saint Catherines Island, Ga.) 1
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