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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
Summary:

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 bongos, and a manuscript.

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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

Travel Planning and Documents, 1970-1972

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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, August 5, 1971

Box 1 of 1

Bongo Photographs

Box 1 of 1