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SIA Acc. 03-020, National Zoological Park (U.S.) Office of the Director, Animal Information Files, 1968-1972

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Summary

Creator:
National Zoological Park (U.S.) Office of the Director
Title:
Animal Information Files, 1968-1972
Dates:
1968, 1968-1972
Summary:
Consists of records created and maintained by Theodore H. Reed, Director, 1958-1983, documenting collecting trips for bongos and other African deer, their transfer to the National Zoological Park, and their breeding activities in captivity. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, field notebooks, some shipping and travel documentation, cost estimates, photographs of bongo, and a manuscript
Topics:
Deer, Zoos
Subject:
Reed, Theodore H
Place:
Africa
Form/Genre:
Collection descriptions, Color negatives, Color photographs, Field notes, Manuscripts
Local Number:
SIA Acc. 03-020

Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 03-020

National Zoological Park, Office of the Director

Animal Information Files, 1968-1972

Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator: National Zoological Park, Office of the Director
Title: Animal Information Files
Dates: 1968-1972
Quantity: 1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Collection: Accession 03-020
Language of Materials: English

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records created and maintained by Theodore H. Reed, Director, 1958-1983, documenting collecting trips for bongos and other African deer, their transfer to the National Zoological Park, and their breeding activities in captivity. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, field notebooks, some shipping and travel documentation, cost estimates, photographs of bongo, and a manuscript.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 03-020, National Zoological Park, Office of the Director, Animal Information Files

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Container List

Box 1

Theodore H. Reed's Notebooks from Bongo Trip [2 folders]

Box 1 of 1

[Travel Planning and Documents 1970-1972]

Box 1 of 1

[Photograph of Bongo 1972]

Box 1 of 1

Bongo Arrival [1970-1971]

Box 1 of 1

Bongos - Ivory Coast [1969-1974]

Box 1 of 1

[Bongo Pregnancy and General Notes 1970-1971]

Box 1 of 1

John Seago - Africa, January 1970

Box 1 of 1

Correspondence re: Bongo Captured in Nairobi (John Seago) 1968-1969

Box 1 of 1

The Bongo Story [2 folders]

Box 1 of 1

Bongo Born 8/5/71

Box 1 of 1

Bongo Photographs

Box 1 of 1

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