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Records, 1930-1962.

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Records reflect the regular office work of the Secretary and Assistant Secretary, including maintaining a clearing house of information on endangered wildlife and efforts to solve conservation problems more effectively; referring important matters to the Executive Committee and Advisory Board; coordinating policies of cooperation with foreign governments and institutions in guiding the protection of wildlife and natural habitats; and supervising the preparation, publication, and distribution of special research studies concerned with endangered and extinct species of fauna.

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Vernay, Arthur.

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Cross, W. Redmond, 1874-1940.

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Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978

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Van Tienhoven, Peter.

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