Giant pandas, reproductions for projection, circa 1941
Scope and Content
The collection consists mainly of the work of John Tee-Van as the General Director of the New York Zoological Society. It includes general correspondence related to the Zoo, correspondence, journals, photographs, and ephemera from Tee-Van’s 1941 trip to China to bring back two giant pandas, and materials related to the Zoo’s proposed Conservation Exhibit (1942-1958). The collection also contains correspondence from William Beebe (Director, Department of Tropical Research) and Fairfield Osborn (President, New York Zoological Society), and a collection of color transparencies taken by Tee-Van during the 1950s and 1960s.
Dates
- Majority of material found in circa 1941
Access Restrictions
Please contact the WCS Archives regarding access restrictions.
Extent
From the Fonds: 2.5 Linear Feet (2 cartons, 4 flat boxes, 1 glass slide box)
Language of Materials
From the Fonds: English
Physical Description
(8 glass lantern slides made from B&W negatives; 6 are hand-colored)
Creator
- From the Fonds: Tee-Van, John (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Archives Repository