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Oliver, James A. (James Arthur), 1914-1981

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

New York Aquarium. Office of Director. James A. Oliver records

 Fonds
Identifier: 3011
Abstract During the course of his career, James A. Oliver held various positions at some of New York City’s most prominent science museums, notably Director of the American Museum of Natural History and of the New York Zoological Society’s Bronx Zoo and New York Aquarium. Oliver’s New York Aquarium records contain his general correspondence with the public and his internal administrative files, and reflect his tenure as Director, during which he oversaw the Aquarium’s day-to-day management and...
Dates: 1966 - 1977; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1976

New York Aquarium. Senior Staff records

 Collection
Identifier: 3054
Abstract The collection holds correspondence, administrative and operational records, subject files, and other materials from directors, curators, and other senior staff at the New York Aquarium. After a long closure, the New York Zoological Society [NYZS] reopened the New York Aquarium [NYA] in its new location on Coney Island in 1957, with Director Christopher W. Coates at the helm. Coates’s 1964 retirement, however, heralded the start of over a decade of high turnover for the Aquariums directors...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1964 - 1979; 1955-1979

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