International Union of Directors of Zoological Gardens 24th Conference October 1969, August 1969-December 1969; March 1971; May 1971

The correspondence in the collection features information about the planning for the Annual Members Meetings and Annual Society Meetings, including correspondence with invitees, during Goelet’s tenure as NYZS President and Executive Vice President. Correspondence related to projects and programs in India, Bhutan, and Pakistan involving George Schaller are found in the IRAB (Institute for Research in Animal Behavior) files. Lila Acheson Wallace’s correspondence highlights her contributions to NYZS for the development of World of Birds and other Bronx Zoo projects. Correspondence about the closing of the William Beebe Tropical Research Station (also known as Simla) is also found in this collection.