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Records, [ca. 1915-1952]

Title: Records, [ca. 1915-1952]

Subject files of Lee S. Crandall, Curator of Birds and General Curator, from 1911-1952 includes correspondence. Among the subjects in this collection are Society-sponsored collecting trips in Ecuador, Costa Rica, and the Congo by Charles Cordier; special exhibits; distribution of William Beebe's A MONOGRAPH OF THE PHEASANTS (1919-1922); and Crandall's expedition to New Guinea, 1928. Also included is a bound testimonial volume, 1952.

ArchivalResource: 1.8 linear ft.

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Records, [ca. 1944-1970]

Title: Records, [ca. 1944-1970]

Records consist of correspondence, printed information, and miscellaneous animal records of Grace Davall, Assistant Curator, 1952-1970; and, to a lesser extent, Lee S. Crandall, General Curator, 1943-1952 of the Department of Birds and the Department of Mammals.

ArchivalResource: .5 linear ft.

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Necropsy reports, [ca. 1901]-1970.

Title: Necropsy reports, [ca. 1901]-1970.

Records concerning the autopsies performed on the animal collections. Included with the reports are correspondence of the Veterinarians Frank H. Miller, 1901-1903; W. Reid Blair, 1903-1926; Charles V. Noback, 1926-1937; Charles Schroeder, 1937-1939; Leonard J. Goss, 1939-1958; Charles P. Gandal, 1958-1969; and Emil Dolensek, 1970-present; and General Curator Lee S. Crandall.

ArchivalResource: 10 linear ft.

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Accession memoranda, [ca. 1899-1920].

Title: Accession memoranda, [ca. 1899-1920].

Memoranda regarding accessions to the animal collections, composed by J. Alden Loring, William Beebe, Raymond L. Ditmars, and Lee S. Crandall to William T. Hornaday.

ArchivalResource: 1.8 linear ft.

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Lee S. Crandall records, 1903-1969.

Title: Lee S. Crandall records, 1903-1969.

These records consist mainly of the papers of Lee S. Crandall, who upon retirement in 1952 was engaged by the New York Zoological Society to write a major treatise on THE MANAGEMENT OF WILD MAMMALS IN CAPTIVITY. Included are correspondence with colleagues from the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums, American Institute of Park Executives, American Society of Mammalogists, International Union of Directors of Zoological Gardens, and zoological societies in the United States and abroad; a reference file of clippings, correspondence, and citations on mammals; and drafts, manuscripts, and reviews.

ArchivalResource: 7 linear ft.

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William Beebe and Lee S. Crandall records, 1899-1926.

Title: William Beebe and Lee S. Crandall records, 1899-1926.

Collection consists of two series of records concerning the bird collections including a taxonomic catalog showing arrivals, deaths and notations by curators, 1899-1926; and a chronological record of accessions and dispositions, 1900-1911.

ArchivalResource: 2.8 linear ft.

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