American Committee for International Wild Life Protection. Office of Secretary records

The American Committee for International Wild Life Protection (ACIWLP) was founded in 1930 for the purpose of promoting the conservation of wildlife in its original habitat and the protection of vanishing species of birds and mammals in all parts of the world except the United States. ACIWLP was an independent organization comprised of a voluntary Executive Committee and Advisory Board representing the leading natural history museums, zoological societies, and conservation organizations in the United States. It was funded by contributions from individuals on the Committee, member organizations, and friends. The founding Executive Committee consisted of John Phillips, Chairman, and Harold J. Coolidge, Secretary, both representing the Boone and Crockett Club; George Tate of the American Museum of Natural History; and Kermit Roosevelt on behalf of the New York Zoological Society.

A central office, operated under the supervision of the Secretary, was provided through the generosity of a member organization and staffed by a salaried Assistant Secretary. This office was located at the Museum of Comparative Zoology until 1938. Betty Hone and Ruth Dauchy served as Assistant Secretary during portions of this period. In 1938 Childs Frick accepted the chairmanship of ACIWLP, W. Reid Blair became Secretary, and the Committee office was moved to the Bronx Zoo. In 1940 Edith Franz was employed as Assistant Secretary. Blair's successors as Secretary included George E. Brewer, Jr. and Lee S. Crandall. During the early 1960s, the administrative office of ACIWLP moved to the American Museum of Natural History. In 1974 the association was reorganized as the American Committee for International Conservation.