Osborn, Fairfield, 1887-1969

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Zoologist and conservationist.

From the description of Papers of Fairfield Osborn, 1924-1969 (bulk 1948-1968). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131073

President, New York Zoological Society.

From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1947-1951. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122613271

Biographical Note

  • 1887, Jan. 15: Born, Princeton, N.J.
  • 1909: A.B., Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
  • 1915 - 1917 : Treasurer, Union Oil Co.
  • 1917 - 1919 : Served in U. S. Army during World War I
  • 1919 - 1935 : Partner, Redmond and Co. (investment bankers)
  • 1923 - 1935 : Trustee and member of executive board, New York Zoological Society
  • 1935: Retired from business
  • 1935 - 1940 : Secretary and board member, New York Zoological Society
  • 1940 - 1969 : President and board member, New York Zoological Society
  • 1948: Helped establish Jackson Hole Wildlife Park in Wyoming
  • 1948: Published Our Plundered Planet. Boston: Little, Brown
  • 1948 - 1961 : Cofounder and first president, Conservation Foundation
  • 1950 - 1957 : Member, conservation advisory committee of the Interior Department .
  • 1953: Published The Limits of the Earth. Boston: Little., Brown
  • 1969, Sept. 16: Died, New York, N.Y

From the guide to the Fairfield Osborn Papers, 1924-1969, (bulk 1948-1968), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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referencedIn Sears, Paul B. (Paul Bigelow), 1891-1990. Paul Bigelow Sears papers, 1910-1969 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Fairfield Osborn records, [ca. 1935-1967] New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn NYZoS Corporation records, 1937-1940. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Osborn, Fairfield, 1887-1969. Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1947-1951. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Records, 1906-1940. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf McHarg, Ian L. Ian L. McHarg papers, 1942-2001. University of Pennsylvania, Architectural Archives
creatorOf New York World's Fair (1939-1940). New York World's Fair 1939-1940 records, 1935-1945, bulk (1939-1940). New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn New York Zoological Society. Office of the General Director. John Tee-Van records, 1939-1964. Wildlife Conservation Society Library, Bronx Zoo Library
referencedIn Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mid-Century Convocation on the Social Implications of Scientific Progress records Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries
referencedIn Fabian, Harold P. (Harold Pegram), 1885-1975. Papers, 1927-1981. Rockefeller Archive Center
creatorOf Roy Chapman Andrews papers, 1987 Accession, 1920-1947 (bulk 1934-1944) American Museum of Natural History
referencedIn Palmer, Harold C. (Harold Cornelius), 1918-1998. New York Zoological Society. Office of the Assistant Secretary. Harold C. Palmer records, 1902-1983 (bulk 1937-1976) Wildlife Conservation Society Library, Bronx Zoo Library
creatorOf Fairfield Osborn Papers, 1924-1969, (bulk 1948-1968) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Harold C. Palmer records, 1897-1975, 1964-1975 (bulk) New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn John Mason Brown papers, 1922-1967. Houghton Library
referencedIn Russell E. Train Papers, 1898-2005, (bulk 1957-2005) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Learned Hand papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Delano, William Adams, 1874-1960. William Adams Delano papers, 1902-1960 (inclusive), 1939-1960 (bulk). Yale University Library
referencedIn Forbes, Stephen Alfred, 1844-1930. Zoological congress correspondence, 1892-1893. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
creatorOf Osborn, Fairfield, 1887-1969. Correspondence to Van Wyck Brooks, 1954. University of Pennsylvania Library
referencedIn Zuckerman Archive: Conservation Foundation, 1933-1978 University of East Anglia
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associatedWith Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960. person
associatedWith Baruch, Bernard M. (Bernard Mannes), 1870-1965. person
correspondedWith Brown, John Mason, 1900-1969 person
associatedWith Delano, William Adams, 1874-1960. person
associatedWith De Voto, Bernard Augustine, 1897-1955. person
associatedWith Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969. person
associatedWith Fabian, Harold P. (Harold Pegram), 1885-1975. person
correspondedWith Forbes, Stephen Alfred, 1844-1930. person
associatedWith Hand, Learned, 1872-1961 person
associatedWith Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963. person
associatedWith Huxley, Julian, 1887-1975. person
associatedWith Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952. person
associatedWith Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974. person
associatedWith Lindsay, John V. (John Vliet) person
associatedWith Lippmann, Walter, 1889-1974. person
associatedWith McHarg, Ian L. person
associatedWith Mid-Century Convocation on the Social Implications of Scientific Progress (1949 : Massachusetts Institute of Technology) corporateBody
associatedWith Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972. person
associatedWith Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990. person
associatedWith New York World's Fair (1939-1940) corporateBody
associatedWith New York Zoological Society. Board of Trustees. World's Fair Committee. corporateBody
associatedWith New York Zoological Society. Office of the Assistant Secretary. corporateBody
associatedWith New York Zoological Society. Office of the General Director. corporateBody
associatedWith New York Zoological Society. Office of the President. corporateBody
associatedWith New York Zoological Society. Office of the President. corporateBody
associatedWith Palmer, Harold C. (Harold Cornelius), 1918-1998. person
associatedWith Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. person
associatedWith Sears, Paul B. (Paul Bigelow), 1891-1990. person
associatedWith Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965. person
associatedWith Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977. person
associatedWith Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968. person
associatedWith Train, Russell E., 1920- person
associatedWith Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972. person
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Birth 1887-01-15

Death 1969-09-16

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