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Accession 01-048

National Zoological Park. Office of the Director

United States Zoological Parks and Aquariums Files, 1951-1995

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:National Zoological Park. Office of the Director
Title:United States Zoological Parks and Aquariums Files
Dates:1951-1995
Quantity:4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 01-048
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of materials documenting National Zoological Park relations and cooperative efforts with United States zoological parks and aquariums during the tenures of Directors William M. Mann, 1925-1956; Theodore H. Reed, Acting Director, 1956-1958; Director, 1958-1983; and Michael H. Robinson, 1984-2000. Materials include correspondence and information files.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records documenting National Zoological Park relations and cooperative efforts with United States zoological parks and aquariums during the tenures of Directors William M. Mann, 1925-1956; Theodore H. Reed, Acting Director, 1956-1958; Director, 1958-1983; and Michael H. Robinson, 1984-2000. Materials include correspondence and information files.

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Subject

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 01-048, National Zoological Park. Office of the Director, United States Zoological Parks and Aquariums Files

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Container List

Box 1

Akron, Ohio, 1990

Box 1 of 4

Alaska, 1979

Box 1 of 4

Alabama, Birmingham Zoo, 1988-1991

Box 1 of 4

Arizona, Phoenix - Cheetahs Unlimited, 1983-1989

Box 1 of 4

Arizona, Tucson - Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, 1978-1993

Box 1 of 4

Arkansas, 1989

Box 1 of 4

California, Escondido - San Diego Wild Animal Park, 1982

Box 1 of 4

California, Laguna Hills - Lion Country Safari, 1973-1976

Box 1 of 4

Los Angeles Zoo, 1989-1993

Box 1 of 4

California, San Diego Zoo, 1978-1994

Box 1 of 4

California, San Diego, 1981

Box 1 of 4

San Diego National Historical Museum and Society, 1993

Box 1 of 4

San Diego - Sea World, 1983-1990

Box 1 of 4

California, San Francisco Zoological Gardens, 1978-1992

Box 1 of 4

California, Oakland - Knowland Park Zoo, 1981

Box 1 of 4

California, Sacramento Zoo, 1991-1993

Box 1 of 4

Santa Barbara Zoo, 1983

Box 1 of 4

California, San Francisco - California Academy of Sciences, 1977-1985

Box 1 of 4

California, Fresno - Roeding Park Zoo, 1991

Box 1 of 4

California, Monterey Bay Aquarium, 1987-1992

Box 1 of 4

California, Palm Desert - The Living Desert, 1990

Box 1 of 4

Colorado, Colorado Springs - Canyon Equid Sanctuary in New Mexico, 1981-1984

Box 1 of 4

Colorado, Colorado Springs - Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Park, 1982-1991

Box 1 of 4

Colorado, Denver Zoological Gardens, 1978-1994

Box 1 of 4

Colorado - Pueblo Zoological Society, 1987-1992

Box 1 of 4

Florida, Bradenton - Gulf Coast Zoological Society, 1988-1991

Box 1 of 4

Florida, Miami - Metro Zoo, 1993-1994

Box 1 of 4

Florida, Miami - Crandon Park Zoological Gardens, 1978-1992

Box 1 of 4

Florida, Orlando - Sea World of Florida, Inc., 1987

Box 1 of 4

Florida, Tampa - Busch Gardens, 1983-1994

Box 1 of 4

Florida, West Palm Beach - Dreher Park Zoological Gardens, 1990

Box 1 of 4

Florida - Lowry Park Zoological Garden, 1988

Box 1 of 4

Florida, Orlando - Proposed Plans for Zoo, 1970

Box 1 of 4

Florida, Sarasota - Gulf Coast Zoological Society, 1988-1991

Box 1 of 4

Georgia, Atlanta Zoological Park, 1979-1993

Box 1 of 4

Georgia - Cheaw Wild Animal Park, 1985

Box 1 of 4

Georgia, Columbus, 1988

Box 1 of 4

Hawaii, Honolulu Zoo, 1978-1994

Box 1 of 4

Hawaii, Honolulu - Bishop Museum, 1985

Box 1 of 4

Idaho, Boise City Zoo, 1981-1982

Box 1 of 4

Illinois, Bloomington - Miller Park Zoo, 1979

Box 1 of 4

Illinois, Chicago Zoological Park, 1979-1992

Box 1 of 4

Illinois, Chicago - Lincoln Park Zoological Garden, 1978-1993

Box 1 of 4

Illinois, Chicago - Shedd Aquarium, 1985-1993

Box 1 of 4

Indiana, Evansville - Mesker Park Zoo, 1979

Box 1 of 4

Indiana, Indianapolis Zoo, 1979-1990

Box 1 of 4

Iowa, Des Moines - Blank Park Zoo, 1990

Box 1 of 4

Kansas, 1978-1982

Box 1 of 4

Kansas, Topeka Zoological Park, 1980-1994

Box 1 of 4

Kansas, Wichita - Sedgwick County Zoo, 1981-1993

Box 1 of 4

Kentucky, Louisville Zoological Garden, 1987-1993

Box 1 of 4

Kentucky, Louisville Zoological Garden - Elephant Accident, 1994

Box 1 of 4

Louisiana, Alexandria Zoological Park, 1990

Box 1 of 4

Louisiana, Baton Rouge - Greater Baton Rouge Zoo, 1988

Box 1 of 4

Louisiana, Monroe - Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo, 1982-1992

Box 1 of 4

Louisiana, New Orleans - Audubon Park and Zoological Gardens, 1979-1992

Box 1 of 4

Maryland, Baltimore Aquarium, 1980-1993

Box 1 of 4

Maryland, Baltimore Zoo, 1979-1990

Box 1 of 4

Maryland, Salisbury Zoological Park, 1979-1990

Box 1 of 4

Maryland, Catoctin Mountain Zoo, 1990

Box 1 of 4

Box 2

Attleboro, Massachusetts, 1990

Box 2 of 4

Boston Museum of Science, 1988

Box 2 of 4

Massachusetts, Boston: Franklin Park Zoo, 1980-1992

Box 2 of 4

Zoos, Boston Zoological Society, 1976-1980

Box 2 of 4

New England Aquarium, Boston, Massachusetts, 1979-1992

Box 2 of 4

Massachusetts, Brewster: Sealand of Cape Cod, Inc., 1982

Box 2 of 4

Massachusetts, New Bedford: Buttonwood Park Zoo, 1975-1979

Box 2 of 4

Forest Park, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1978-1992

Box 2 of 4

Worcester, Massachusetts, New England Science Center, 1993

Box 2 of 4

Michigan, Lansing: Potter Park Children's Zoo, 1989

Box 2 of 4

Michigan, Grand Rapids: John Ball Zoological Gardens, 1988-1994

Box 2 of 4

Michigan, Detroit: Detroit Zoological Park, 1982-1993

Box 2 of 4

Minnesota Zoological Garden, 1990-1991

Box 2 of 4

Minnesota, Apple Valley: Minnesota Zoological Garden, 1974-1986

Box 2 of 4

Minnesota, St. Paul: St. Paul's Como Zoo, 1971-1990

Box 2 of 4

Mississippi, Jackson: Jackson Zoological Park, 1993

Box 2 of 4

Missouri, Kansas City: Kansas City Zoological Park, 1968-1990

Box 2 of 4

Missouri, Springfield: Dickerson Park Zoo, 1985

Box 2 of 4

St. Louis: Missouri Botanical Garden, 1985-1993

Box 2 of 4

St. Louis Zoological Garden, 1990-1994

Box 2 of 4

Price Waterhouse Visit to NZP, February 1991

Box 2 of 4

Missouri, St. Louis: St. Louis Zoological Park, 1978-1989

Box 2 of 4

Montana, 1990

Box 2 of 4

Nebraska, Lincoln: Folsom Children Zoo and Botanical Gardens, 1989

Box 2 of 4

Nebraska, Omaha: Henry Doorly Zoo, 1980-1993

Box 2 of 4

Jungle Habitat, West Milford, New Jersey, undated

Box 2 of 4

New Jersey, West Orange: Turtle Back Zoo, 1984

Box 2 of 4

Willington, New Jersey, 1978

Box 2 of 4

New Mexico, Albuquerque: Rio Grande Zoological Park, 1980-1993 (2 folders)

Box 2 of 4

New Mexico, Las Cruces: Nature Park, 1990

Box 2 of 4

New York Zoological Park, 1991

Box 2 of 4

New York Zoological Society, 1974-1994 (2 folders)

Box 2 of 4

New York Aquarium and Osburn Laboratories of Marine Sciences, 1990-1992

Box 2 of 4

New York, Buffalo: Buffalo Zoological Gardens, 1978-1990

Box 2 of 4

New York, Binghamton: Ross Park Zoo, 1980

Box 2 of 4

New York, Catskill: Catskill Game Farm, 1975-1989

Box 2 of 4

New York, Rochester: Seneca Park Zoo, 1972-1980

Box 2 of 4

New York, Staten Island Zoo, 1978

Box 2 of 4

New York, Syracuse: Burnet Park Zoo, 1985-1992

Box 2 of 4

North Carolina, Asheboro: North Carolina Zoological Park, 1990-1991

Box 2 of 4

North Carolina, 1968-1993 (2 folders)

Box 2 of 4

Durham, North Carolina: Duke Primate Center, 1983-1984

Box 2 of 4

Box 3

Raleigh, North Carolina, North Carolina State Museum, 1990

Box 3 of 4

Ohio, Columbus - Department of Natural Resources, 1983

Box 3 of 4

Ohio, Kings Island Wild Animal Safari, 1983

Box 3 of 4

Ohio, Cincinnati Zoological Garden, 1974-1992

Box 3 of 4

Ohio, Cleveland Aquarium, 1963-1994

Box 3 of 4

Ohio, Columbus Zoo, 1984-1992

Box 3 of 4

Ohio, Toledo Zoological Gardens, 1974-1994

Box 3 of 4

Oklahoma, 1991

Box 3 of 4

Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Zoo, 1965-1994

Box 3 of 4

Oklahoma, Tulsa Zoological Park, 1978-1990

Box 3 of 4

Oregon, Portland - Washington Park Zoo, 1967-1994 (4 folders)

Box 3 of 4

Portland Zoo Commission, 1951-1956

Box 3 of 4

Pennsylvania, 1984-1993

Box 3 of 4

Pennsylvania, Hershey - ZooAmerica at Hersheypark, 1990

Box 3 of 4

Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Zoo, 1967-1989

Box 3 of 4

Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Zoological Garden, 1976-1992 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 4

Pennsylvania, Erie Zoo, 1965-1988

Box 3 of 4

Pennsylvania, Scranton - Nay Aug Zoo, 1989-1990

Box 3 of 4

Rhode Island, Providence - Roger Williams Park Zoo, 1991

Box 3 of 4

South Carolina, Greenville Zoological Park, 1977

Box 3 of 4

South Carolina, Columbia - Riverbanks Zoological Park, 1975-1995

Box 3 of 4

Tennessee, 1979-1982

Box 3 of 4

Tennessee, Knoxville Zoological Park, Inc., 1977-1983

Box 3 of 4

Tennessee, Memphis Zoological Gardens and Aquarium, 1966-1987

Box 3 of 4

Tennessee, Nashville - Opryland, U.S.A., 1993

Box 3 of 4

Box 4

Texas, Abilene - Abilene Zoological Gardens

Box 4 of 4

Texas, Brownsville - Gladys Porter Zoo

Box 4 of 4

Texas

Box 4 of 4

Texas, Dallas - Dallas Aquarium

Box 4 of 4

Texas, El Paso - El Paso Zoological Park

Box 4 of 4

Texas, Fort Worth - Fort Worth Zoological Park

Box 4 of 4

Texas, Glen Rose - Fossil Rim Foundation

Box 4 of 4

Texas, Houston - Houston Zoological Gardens

Box 4 of 4

Texas, San Antonio - San Antonio Zoological Gardens and Aquarium

Box 4 of 4

Texas, Waco - Central Texas Zoo

Box 4 of 4

Utah, Salt Lake City - Hogle Zoological Garden

Box 4 of 4

Virginia - Busch Gardens

Box 4 of 4

Virginia, Doswell - Kings Dominion

Box 4 of 4

Virginia, Natural Bridge - Natural Bridge Zoological Park

Box 4 of 4

Virginia, Norfolk - Lafayette Zoological Park

Box 4 of 4

Virginia, Richmond - Zoomanitarian Society

Box 4 of 4

Virginia

Box 4 of 4

Washington, Eatonville - Northwest Trek Wildlife Park

Box 4 of 4

Washington, Seattle - Seattle Aquarium

Box 4 of 4

Washington, Tacoma - Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium

Box 4 of 4

Washington, Seattle - Woodland Park Zoological Gardens

Box 4 of 4

West Virginia, Wheeling - Good Zoo at Oglebay

Box 4 of 4

Wisconsin, Madison - Henry Vilas Park Zoo

Box 4 of 4

Wisconsin, Milwaukee - Milwaukee Country Zoological Gardens

Box 4 of 4

U.S. Zoos - Miscellaneous

Box 4 of 4

California, Los Angeles - Los Angeles Zoo

Box 4 of 4

Zoos - United States, 1976

Box 4 of 4

U.S. Zoos - Miscellaneous, 1967-1973

Box 4 of 4

Zoos - United States, 1973-1976

Box 4 of 4

Philadelphia, 1973-1985

Box 4 of 4