Box 1

Scope and Contents - Series 1 From the Series: This series contains Oliver’s correspondence with people outside the New York Zoological Society [NYZS], including New York Aquarium [NYA] visitors, local Coney Island, Brooklyn, and New York City metropolitan area officials and organizations, colleagues from the zoo/aquarium, museum, and conservation fields, and members of the general public with questions about various aquarium-related topics. Additionally, the files include correspondence with former NYZS staff, such as retired former...

Scope and Contents - Series 1 From the Series: This series contains Oliver’s correspondence with people outside the New York Zoological Society [NYZS], including New York Aquarium [NYA] visitors, local Coney Island, Brooklyn, and New York City metropolitan area officials and organizations, colleagues from the zoo/aquarium, museum, and conservation fields, and members of the general public with questions about various aquarium-related topics. Additionally, the files include correspondence with former NYZS staff, such as retired former...

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Includes photograph. Charles M. Breder, Jr. (former NYA Director), Susan Brown (SPOOF), George F. Baker, Jr. (Trustee, head of Aquarium Committee).

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Sharon Cave (AAM), Roger Conant (Philadelphia Zoo), Alan Crego-Bourne and David G. Campbell (Bahamas National Trust), Joseph M. Chamberlain (Adler Planetarium and AAM).

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Includes JAO suggestions for Gathering of Animals, fall 1973; and correspondence on crocodilians in NYC sewers, April 7 1975.

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Shedd Aquarium.

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Komodo dragons / monitor lizards, and who deserves credit for their 'discovery'.

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Same major correspondents as 1st C file; also: 1/31/1975 reply to Craig Casten, who disagreed with NYA's plan to tear down the Cyclone.

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Same major correspondents as 1st B file; also: Sept. 15 and 22, 1975: Correspondence w/ Peter Benchley, author of Jaws.