Museum exhibits
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
New York Zoological Society. Department Of Education. National Collection Of Heads And Horns records.
Fonds
Identifier: 2031
Abstract
The National Collection of Heads and Horns was established by Bronx Zoo Director William T. Hornaday and New York Zoological Society (NYZS) Secretary Madison Grant in 1906. The Heads and Horns Museum building was opened in 1922. By the early 1970s, the collection was closed and the building was being used for other purposes. The collection primarily contains correspondence and inventories documenting the attempts of the Society to transfer specimens from the National Collection of Heads and...
Dates:
1912, 1960-1978 (bulk 1974-1978)