New York Zoological Society. Herpetology Department
Organization
Found in 3 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. Department of Herpetology and Department of Mammalogy. Office of Curator. Raymond L. Ditmars records
Fonds
Identifier: 1022
Abstract
One of the Bronx Zoo's earliest staff members, Raymond L. Ditmars (1876-1942) served as Curator of Reptiles, Curator of Mammals and Reptiles, and Curator of Insects and Reptiles. These records deal primarily with his work in the Department of Herpetology. Included is correspondence with reptile specialists, animal traders, and the interested public. Notable correspondents include Thomas Barbour and Gifford Pinchot.
Dates:
1925 - 1940
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 2
- Zoos -- Administration 2
- Zoos -- Employees 2
- Mammalogy 1
- Reptiles 1
- Snakebites 1
- Snakes 1
- Wildlife conservation 1
- Wildlife conservation -- Madagascar 1
- Wildlife management 1
- Wildlife management -- Madagascar 1
- Zoo animals 1
- Zoo directors 1 ∧ less
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