Zoos -- Administration
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
New York Zoological Society. Office of General Director. Allyn R. Jennings records
Fonds
Identifier: 1034
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.
Dates:
1939 - 1940
New York Zoological Society. Office of President. Fairfield Osborn records
Fonds
Identifier: 1029
Abstract
This collection contains the records of Fairfield Osborn, who served as President of the New York Zoological Society from 1940 to 1968. Considered one of the foremost conservationists of his era, Osborn was a driving force behind the expansion of the Society’s international wildlife conservation efforts, and he founded the Conservation Foundation as an offshoot of the Society to promote environmental education and research. During his presidency, Osborn also oversaw the development of...
Dates:
1933 - 1973
New York Zoological Society. Office of President. Robert G. Goelet records
Fonds
Identifier: 1064
Abstract
Robert Guestier Goelet served in several executive roles at the New York Zoological Society (NYZS), including President from 1971 to 1975. This collection includes material related to Annual Society and Members Meetings and international conservation programs and projects in Asia, Africa, and South America.
Dates:
1959 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1969 - 1972
Wildlife Conservation Society. Department of Herpetology. Office of Curator. John Behler records
Collection
Identifier: 2043
Abstract
The collection consists of correspondence, administrative and subject files, and publications from the New York Zoological Society’s long-term Herpetology Curator, John Behler. Over the years, Behler held administrative positions within the Society outside of the Herpetology Department, such as co-chair of the Safety Committee and Program Director of the Society’s Wildlife Survival Center on Saint Catherines Island, Georgia. Along the way Behler also found time to conduct research on...
Dates:
1924 - 2005; Majority of material found within 1969 - 2001