Box 30

The materials document special projects Nixon Griffis worked on at the New York Aquarium, first in his position as Assistant to the Director and later as a trustee of the New York Zoological Society. Topics primarily include suggestions for Aquarium exhibits and collecting activity, especially of benthic and mesopelagic marine animals. A few files include correspondence and photographs from William Beebe’s former Bathysphere colleague Otis Barton.

This series contains materials added to the collection since processing was completed, most notably a production manual for the “Oceans Festival” held at the Aquarium in the summer of 1976.

This series contains materials added to the collection since processing was completed, most notably a production manual for the “Oceans Festival” held at the Aquarium in the summer of 1976.

This series contains materials added to the collection since processing was completed, most notably a production manual for the “Oceans Festival” held at the Aquarium in the summer of 1976.

This series contains materials added to the collection since processing was completed, most notably a production manual for the “Oceans Festival” held at the Aquarium in the summer of 1976.

This series contains materials added to the collection since processing was completed, most notably a production manual for the “Oceans Festival” held at the Aquarium in the summer of 1976.

Folder contains U.S. federal and international policies on marine mammals as well as responses from staff at NYA and other aquaria on those policies. Documents come from several NYA curators: 1970-1973 are from H. Doug Kemper; [1974 and 1976: Unknown]; 1979-1980 are from U. Erich Friese, and those from 1990-1995 are from Paul Sieswerda.