J. Lear Grimmer Appointed NZP Asst. Director

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Summary

J. Lear Grimmer, former Assistant Director of the Lincoln Park Zoo, is appointed Assistant Director of the National Zoological Park.

Subject

  • Grimmer, J. Lear
  • National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • Mergen, Alexa. From Bison to Biopark: 100 Years of the National Zoo. Washington, D.C.: Friends of the National Zoo, 1989.
  • Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1957, p. 147

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

June 3, 1957

Topic

  • Appointments
  • Directors
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • Personnel management
  • Employees
  • Smithsonian Institution--Employees

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