New York Zoological Society. Office of General Director. Allyn R. Jennings records
Scope and Content
These records consist primarily of correspondence and subject files created by the Allyn R. Jennings in the position of General Director in 1940. Also included are some correspondence and other records of W. Reid Blair, who retired from the position of Director and General Curator of the Zoological Park in May 1940. Jennings's records for 1941 are not held by the WCS Archives.
Dates
- 1939 - 1940
Creator
- Jennings, Allyn R. (Person)
Access Restrictions
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Usage Restrictions
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Biographical
Allyn R. Jennings was the first General Director of the New York Zoological Society and served in this position from 1940 to 1941. Subject to the guidance of the Board of Trustees, the Executive Committee, the Honorary Chairman, and the President, the General Director is the chief officer of the New York Zoological Society and exercises overall supervision of its operating divisions. Born in 1892, Jennings was a licensed engineer. He followed his NYZS career with service in the Coast Guard during World War II and then as a principal associate to Robert Moses (1888-1891), the so-called "Master Builder" of New York. Jennings died in 1978.
Extent
2.2 Linear Feet (5 Hollinger boxes and 1 half-Hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Allyn R. Jennings was appointed General Director in June 1940. He resigned from the position in December 1941. These records consist primarily of correspondence and subject files created by the General Director in 1940. Also included are some correspondence and other records of W. Reid Blair, who retired from the position of Director and General Curator of the Zoological Park in May 1940.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two series:
- Series 1
- Correspondence, 1939-1940
- Series 2
- Subject files, 1939-1940
Acquisition Information
Internal transfer.
Creator
- Jennings, Allyn R. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Records of the New York Zoological Society General Director Allyn R. Jennings, 1939-1940
- Status
- Published
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Archives Repository