Conway, William, 1929-2021

Scope and Contents Year in review film. "Bison. Painting the rock at the bison exhibit. Endangered Species Range. Mongolian Horses. Elk with antlers. Baby [crane]. Bird with chick. Snakes hatching. Baby giraffe nursing. Baby wolf. Brown bear. Redtail fox baby. Friends of the Zoo member with class at the zoo for ferret demonstration. Rabbit demonstration. Rooster demonstration in class. Bird watchers trip. Bird flying. Educational tank at the aquarium. Penguin demonstration at the aquarium. [Conway feeding a...

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Ducks, geese, swans at the Bronx Zoo. Shot list: "Cereopsis geese -cereopsis novoe - hollandioe. Black-necked swan - Cygnus nigriallis. WGC pursued by "imprinted" duckling. American scoter- Oidemia Americana. red-headed baldpate (Widgeon)-Mareca penelope. Duck pond and J. Bell. Ducks and geese at Wild Fowls pond. Egyptian geese (from E. Africa). Andean crested duck"--Original can label.

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Some shots of William Conway and NYZS staff working on the following: "1968 Intro of polar bears to exhibit. 1968 Bear Den construction. 1968 Arrival of Kodiaks. 1968 Introduction of Kodiaks to exhibit. 1968 shifting polar bears"--Original can label.

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Fairfield Osborn tree dedication, shots of William Conway planting tree and Bronx Zoo dignitaries in the crowd. "Fairfield Osborn tree dedication July 1970"-- Original box label.

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English language version of film by William G. Conway and Robert Goelet, celebrating Argentina's wildlife and wild places and urging their preservation. Includes footage of torrent ducks, Magellanic woodpeckers, and elephant seals.

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Silent version of film by William G. Conway and Robert Goelet, celebrating Argentina's wildlife and wild places and urging their preservation. Includes footage of torrent ducks, Magellanic woodpeckers, and elephant seals.

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Spanish language version of film by William G. Conway and Robert Goelet, celebrating Argentina's wildlife and wild places and urging their preservation. Includes footage of torrent ducks, Magellanic woodpeckers, and elephant seals.

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...

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...

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The collection holds the administrative records of Joseph Anthony Davis, Jr. while he held the position of Scientific Assistant to the General Director. Davis started at the Bronx Zoo in the Mammalogy Department as an Assistant Curator in 1958 and eventually became Curator in 1962. In 1966 Davis moved to a position created for him in the General Director’s Office, Scientific Assistant to the Director (William Conway).