Whipple, J. S., 1908

This collection includes correspondence collected, received, and composed by Madison Grant during portions of his tenure as Secretary of the New York Zoological Society from 1895 to 1925 and as Chairman of the Executive Committee from 1909 to 1937. Also present is Grant's correspondence as Chairman and President of the Bronx River Parkway Commission.

Major correspondents on Society matters include Henry Fairfield Osborn, Jr., William T. Hornaday, architect C. Grant LaFarge, and landscape architects H. A. Caparn and James L. Greenleaf. Subjects include the execution of plans for the Zoological Park (the Elephant, Deer, and Boat Houses, the Boston Road Entrance, and West Farms Plaza); the establishment of a bison herd at the Wichita Game Reserve; and distribution of Grant's articles on Adirondack mammals and wildlife in Alaska. Correspondents from the Bronx River Parkway Commission are Nathaniel Lord Britton, James Cannon, William White Niles, owners of land desired for the Bronx River Parkway, and officials of state, city, and local government.