DESCRIPTIVE ENTRY
This accession includes records documenting the activities of Edward J.
Maruska, who served on the Board of Directors from 1973-1980, and as
President, 1978-1979, of the American Association of Zoological Parks and
Aquariums (AAZPA), which was renamed the Amercian Zoo and Aquarium Association
in 1994. Materials include Maruska's correspondence, memoranda, and notes;
records pertaining to AAZPA surveys, programs, conferences, committees, Board
of Director meetings, workshops, public relations, and membership; reports;
meeting agendas and minutes; AAZPA by-laws; news releases, newsletters, and
articles; and information with regard to zoo accreditation.
Box 1 of 12
- Incident Reports/Air Transportation, 1973-1982
- Ethics Committee, 1976-1980
- Finance Committee, 1977
- Honors and Awards Committee, 1977-1980
- Grants Committee, 1978-1980
- Humane Association Liaison Committee, 1976
- Institutional Membership, 1978-1980
- ISIS Committee, 1978-1980
- Inter-Association Committee, 1976
- Legislative Committee, 1976-1980
- Legislation Committee, 1978-1981
- Nominating Committee, 1976-1980 [two folders]
- Membership Programs Committee, 1978-1980
- Membership Committee, 1978-1981
- Organizational Study Committee, 1976
- Plan Center Committee, 1978-1979
- Public Education Committee, 1978-1979
- Public Education Committee, 1977-1978
- Public Relations Committee, 1976-1979 [two folders]
- Professional Registration Commission, 1976
- Research Ranch Committee, 1975
- Wildlife Conservation & Management, 1978-1980
- Zoo & Aquarium Coding Committee, 1976
- Ethics Committee, 1977
Box 2 of 12
- American Association of Zoological Parks & Aquariums (AAZPA): By-laws, 1985
- Conservation Coordinator's Report, 1984-1986
- Executive Director's Report, 1984
- Executive Director's Report, 1985 [two folders]
- Executive Director's Report, 1986
- Correspondence (general), 1983-1986 [three folders]
- Wildlife Conservation and Management, 1974-1979 [four folders]
- Special Projects and Committees, 1978
- Workshops, 1976-1979
- U.S. Department of the Interior, 1977-1980 [two folders]
- Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Program, 1979
- Survival Service Commission, 1979
- Small Mammal Workshop, 1980
- Studbook, 1978-1979
Box 3 of 12
- The Research Ranch, 1979
- Safari Club International, 1978-1979
- AAZPA Board of Regents, 1979
- AAZPA Releases, 1970-1979
- Regional Workshops, 1979
- News Articles, 1975-1976
- AAZPA Newsletter, 1973-1976
- Edward J. Maruska: Correspondence, 1977-1979
- Professional Management School, 1978-1979
- Correspondence (general), 1977-1980 [two folders]
- Membership, 1975-1978 [two folders]
- Membership, 1979-1980
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Diets, 1987-1988
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Husbandry Survey, 1984-1988
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Esmond Bradley Martin, 1988
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Anna Mertz, 1985-1986
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Management Committee, 1995
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Master Plan, 1982-1993 [three folders]
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Miscellaneous, 1992-1994
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Moves and Pairs, 1989
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Propagation Group, 1984-1993 [two folders]
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Species Survival Plan, 1978-1992
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Schroeder, Ingrid, Zimbabwe, 1982-1983
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Sculptures, 1987-1989
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Reports, 1986-1987
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Trust, 1990
Box 4 of 12
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Status, 1982-1986
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Studbook, 1984-1989
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Support Groups, 1986
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Sources, 1981-1987
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Zimbabwe Conservation, 1987-1989
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: South Africa, 1987-1989
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Africa Trip, 1989 [two folders]
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Tripartite Agreements, 1989
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Toxic Plants, 1987
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: World Wide Fund, 1989
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Workshop, 1982
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: African Rhino Workshop, 1986
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Conference (San Diego, CA), 1991
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Bentsen's Ranch, Texas, 1989
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: AERSG, 1985-1987
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Asian Rhinos, 1989
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Armstrong Tire Company, 1988
- American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK): Conferences, 1969-1972
- AAZK Newsletter, 1968-1973 [two folders]
- Animal Keepers' Forum, 1975
- Oklahoma City Zoo, 1973
- Reptile Feeding Program, 1975
- Constitution of the Cincinnati Chapter of AAZP, 1969
- AAZPA Southern Region Zoo Workshop, 1975
- AAZPA Great Lakes Region Conference, 1975
- "Zoo Life: Behind the Scenes" Program, 1974
- Zoological Action Committee, Inc. (ZooAct), 1975-1976
- AAZPA Conference (Calgary), 1975
- Survival Service Commission Red Data Book, 1966-1971 [two folders]
- Junior Zoologists' Club, 1969-1974 [two folders]
- AAZPA Regional Zoo Workshops, 1970
Box 5 of 12
- AAZPA Regional Zoo Workshops: Program Brochures, 1966-1974
- University of Cincinnati: "Zoo Life: Behind the Scenes," 1973-1974
- Cincinnati Zoo Bid for AAZPA National Convention, 1973-1975
- International Zoo Yearbook, 1964
- AAZPA Conference (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), 1969
- AAZPA Animal Census, 1968
- AAZPA Conference (Portland, Oregon), 1972
- International Zoo News, 1973-1977
- Planned Reduction of Committee, 1970
- AAZPA Central Zoo Workshop (Dallas), 1974
- AAZPA Western Zoo & Aquarium Conference, 1972
- AAZPA Conference (Houston, Texas), 1973
- AAZPA Charter and Bylaws, 1978
- AAZPA Nominating Committee, 1978
- AAZPA Membership, 1978
- AAZPA Accreditation, 1978
- AAZPA Ethics Board, 1978
- AAZPA Animal Health, 1978
- AAZPA Infant Diet Center, 1977-1978
- AAZPA Honors and Awards, 1978
- AAZPA Legislation, 1978
- AAZPA Presidential Advisors, 1978-1979
- AAZPA Public Education, 1978
- AAZPA Public Relations, 1978
- AAZPA Wildlife Conservation and Management, 1978
- AAZPA Plan Center, 1978
- AAZPA Antivenin Committee, 1978
- AAZPA Comprehensive Survey, 1978
- AAZPA Conference Program, 1978
- AAZPA Humane Association Liaison, 1978
- AAZPA Inter-Association Liaison, 1978
- AAZPA Legislative Manual, 1978
- AAZPA Membership Programs, 1978
- AAZPA Professional Management School, 1978
- AAZPA Surplus Animal Policy, 1978
- AAZPA ISIS Committee, 1978
- AAZPA Committee Work, 1978
- AAZPA Executive Director's Report, 1978
- AAZPA Conference (Miami, Florida), 1984
- SSP Coordinators/Studbook Keepers Workshop (Front Royal, Virginia), 1984
- AAZPA Conference (Vancouver, Canada), 1983
- AAZPA Conference (Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona), 1982
- AAZPA Conference (New Orleans, Louisiana), 1981
- AAZPA Conference (San Diego, California), 1977
- AAZPA Regional Conference, 1977
- Correspondence re: Endangered Species Act, 1982
- Import/Export Advisor, 1978
- IUCN Survival Service Commission, 1976-1977
- Surplus Animal Policy, 1978-1979
- Correspondence (general), 1979
- Honors and Awards (general), 1978-1982
- Exhibition/Conservation Awards, 1975-1976
- Cincinnati Zoological Society, 1981
- Master Breeding Plan, 1979-1980
- International Union of Directors of Zoological Gardens (IUDZG): Resolution, 1984
- IUDZG 38th Annual Conference (Melbourne, Australia), 1983-1984
- IUDZG 37th Annual Conference (Rotterdam, Holland), 1982
- IUDZG: Rhino in Captivity Symposium, 1982
- IUDZG 36th Annual Conference (Washington, D.C.), 1981
- IUDZG 35th Annual Conference (Pretoria, South Africa, 1980
- IUDZG: European Zoo Tour, 1977
- Stockholm, Sweden/Skansen-Akvariet/Jonas Wahlstrom, 1979-1981
Box 6 of 12
- IUSZG: Correspondence, 1976-1986 [two folders]
- Ed Schmitt: Correspondence, 1982-1983
- Species Survival Plan (SSP): Articles on Captive Propagation, 1979-1982
- SSP Subcommittee on the WCMC (William Conway), 1982-1986
- Accreditation Commission, 1974-1976
- Louisville Zoo Accreditation, 1978-1980
- Visiting Committee Report on the Audubon Park Zoo (New Orleans, Louisiana), 1981
- Re-Accreditation of the Lincoln Park Zoo (Chicago, Illinois), 1979-1980
- AAZPA Management Plan, 1979-1980
- Steele & Utz, 1978-1980
- AAZPA: ISIS Program, 1975-1981 [two folders]
- Infant Diet Center, 1976-1979
- Inter-Association Liaison, 1978-1979
- Humane Association Liaison, 1978-1979
- Executive Director's Report, 1980
- Executive Director's Report, 1979
- Executive Director's Report, 1978
- Executive Director's Report, 1977
- European Zoo Study Tour, 1977-1979
- Education and Information Fund, 1975-1977 [two folders]
- Board of Directors, 1977-1979
- Committees: Chairmen and Members, 1979
- Accreditation Committee, 1977-1978
- Animal Health Committee, 1976-1979
- Animal Surplus Committee, 1979
- Antivenin Committee, 1975-1979
Box 7 of 12
- Canadian Affairs Committee, 1977-1980
- Canadian Membership, 1978-1979
- Charter and Bylaws Committee, 1977-1980
- Commercial Membership, 1978-1979
- Comprehensive Survey Committee, 1978-1980
- Conference Committee, 1978-1980 [two folders]
- Development Committee, 1980
- Elections Committee, 1976
- AAZPA Board of Directors Meeting (Wheeling West Virginia), 1976
- AAZPA Board of Directors: Mid-Year Review, 1977 [two folders]
- AAZPA Board of Directors Meeting (San Diego, California), 1977 [two folders]
- AAZPA Board of Directors: Mid-Year Review, 1978
- AAZPA Board of Directors Meeting (Denver, Colorado), 1978 [two folders]
- AAZPA Board of Directors Meeting (St. Louis, Missouri), 1979 [three folders]
- AAZPA Board of Directors Meeting, 1980
Box 8 of 12
- AAZPA Board of Directors Meeting, 1980 (cont'd)
- AAZPA Conference (Chicago, Illinois), 1980
- AAZPA Conference, 1982
- AAZPA Great Lakes Conference, 1980
- AAZPA Conference (St. Louis, Missouri), 1979
- AAZPA Board of Directors Meeting (Tulsa, Oklahoma), 1980
- AAZPA Board of Directors Meeting (Chicago, Illinois), 1979
- AAZPA Board of Directors Meeting (Los Angles, California), 1978
- ZooAct, 1977
- Zoological Park & Aquarium Fundamentals, 1978-1980
- Animal Air Transportation Association, 1976-1982 [two folders]
- Civil Aeronautics Board: Air Freight Rates Investigation, 1975-1978 [two folders]
- Civil Aeronautics Board: Live Animal Shipments, 1975-1977
- AAZPA Transportation Committee, 1974
- Civil Aeronautics Board (general), 1975-1983
- Civil Aeronautics Board: Advisor, 1979-1980
- Rules & Practices: Acceptance and Carriage of Live Animals, 1975-1980
- USDA Antivenin, 1972-1981
- AAZPA Accreditation Commission, 1984 [two folders]
- AAZPA Animal Exchange, 1982-1987
Box 9 of 12
- Federal Accreditation of Zoos, 1974-1975
- Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources: Scientific Collecting Permit/Annual Report, 1973-1988
- U.S. Dept. of Health: Permits Received, 1982-1983
- Sea World Accreditation, 1983
- AAZPA Ethics Committee, 1983
- Ordinances re: Exotic Wildlife, 1983
- AAZPA Northeastern Regional Conference, 1982
- AAZPA Correspondence (general), 1981-1982
- Animal Health Committee: Proposed AAZPA Cage Size Standards, 1975
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), 1979-1981
- AAZPA Official Ballot, 1982-1984
- Gorilla Species Survival Plan: Propagation, 1984-1985
- Gorilla Species Survival Plan: Meeting, 1984
- AAZPA/ Civil Aeronautics Board: Humane & Healthful Transport of Wild Birds to the United States, 1982
- AAZPA/ Civil Aeronautics Board: Annual Reports, 1977-1983
- Transport of Live Animal Regulations, 1982
- AAZPA Wildlife Conservation Committee, 1973-1976 [five folders]
- AAZPA Annual Data Survey, 1969-1970
- American Association of Zoo Keepers, 1968-1979
- AAZK: "The Keeper" Bulletin, 1973-1974
- AAZPA General Information, 1961-1978 [two folders]
- AAZPA Transportation Committee, 1975-1979 [two folders]
Box 10 of 12
- AAZPA Conferences, 1975-1976
- AAZPA November Regional Meeting, 1978
- Correspondence (general), 1976-1977
- Correspondence (general), 1975-1976
- AAZPA Board of Directors Meetings, 1975-1976
- School for Professional Development for Zoo & Aquarium Directors, 1977
- AAZPA Charter and By-Laws, 1975-1976
- AAZPA Workshop, 1976
- Edward J. Maruska: Correspondence, 1976
- ZooAct, 1974-1976
- Internal Revenue Code Tax, 1977
- Robert O. Wagner: State of the Association Address, 1979
- AAZPA Conference (Baltimore, Maryland), 1976
- Special Board Meeting (Denver, Colorado), 1977-1978
- AAZPA Board of Directors: Correspondence, 1975-1978 [two folders]
- Executive Director's Reports, 1975-1976
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: African Fund for Endangered Wildlife, 1984
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Don Farst, 1989
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Game Coin Mou, 1984-1989 [two folders]
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Memoranda of Participants, 1982
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Refuge/Future
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Questionnaire, 1982
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Meeting Agenda, 1982
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Fossil Rim Ranch, 1987
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Articles re: Ranches, 1984-1987
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: La Coma Ranch (Calvin Bentsen), 1984-1990
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Waterfall Ranch, 1983-1984
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Bass Ranch, 1989
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: San Antonio Meeting, 1983
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Ranching of Black Rhinos, 1983-1989
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: James McAllen, 1989
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Tom Mantzel/Fossil Rim, 1984-1986
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Rancher Management Agreement, 1983
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Correspondence Re: Agreement, 1982-1985
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Genetic Study/Don Melnick, 1987
Box 11 of 12
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Natal, 1987
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Mocambique, 1988
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Kenya, 1988
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Dvur Kralove, Czechoslovakia, 1988
- Black Rhinoceros Species Survival Plan: Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1988
- Sponsorship Letters, 1982-1989
- Thomas Foose: SSP Conservation Coordinator, 1981-1995
Box 12 of 12
- Pathera Tigris Altaica: Birth Sex Ratio & Seasonality/Studbook, 1974-1977
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