New York Zoological Park
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
New York Zoological Park. Offices of Director and Department of Herpetology Curator. James A. Oliver records
Fonds
Identifier: 2027
Abstract
After having received his doctorate at the University of Michigan, James A. Oliver was hired as Assistant Curator of Herpetology at the American Museum of Natural History. In 1948 Oliver left the Museum for the University of Florida's Biology Department; after three years the New York Zoological Society hired him to be the Bronx Zoo's Curator of Herpetology. Under his direction the Zoo's herpetological collections and research efforts flourished; Oliver also renovated and modernized the...
Dates:
Circa 1926-1963; Majority of material found within 1938 - 1959
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
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- Subject: Reptiles X
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- Snakes 1
- Wildlife conservation 1
- Wildlife research 1
- Zoo animals 1
- Zoo directors 1