Records, 1963-1992 Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives Smithsonian Institution Archives Washington, D.C. Contact us at [email protected] Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Descriptive Entry.............................................................................................................. 1 Names and Subjects ...................................................................................................... 1 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 3 Records http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_229013 Collection Overview Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C., [email protected] Title: Records Identifier: Accession 96-024 Date: 1963-1992 Extent: 68 cu. ft. (68 record storage boxes) Creator:: American Zoo and Aquarium Association Language: Language of Materials: English Administrative Information Prefered Citation Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 96-024, American Zoo and Aquarium Association, Records Descriptive Entry This accession consists of files from Robert Wagner, Chief Administrative Officer of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA). These records contain memoranda and correspondence from various zoos, parks, aquariums, animal farms, and breeding grounds within the United States. Materials also include a variety of information on various animal species, such as birth certificates, photographs, population, and related documentation about a particular species. There is also information concerning laws and legislation, committees, and honors and awards issued and denied between 1963 and 1992. A portion of these files include newsletters, newspaper articles, photographs, pamphlets, books, manuals, membership directories, annual conference proceedings, miscellaneous proceedings, and a video tape "The Big Build" from Brevard Zoo, and a few color slides. Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Subjects: Aquariums Endangered species Professional associations Wildlife conservation Zoos Page 1 of 77 Records http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_229013 Types of Materials: Architectural drawings Black-and-white photographs Books Brochures Clippings Color photographs Color transparencies Drawings Manuscripts Videotapes Names: American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Brevard Zoo. -- Florida Wagner, Robert Page 2 of 77 Records http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_229013 Container Listing Box 1 Box 1 of 68 Animal Welfare Committee, Ken Kawata, Chair, Records, 1980-1986, one linear foot in one carton Box 1 of 68 Committee correspondence on animal welfare issues, including roadside zoos and the pet trade, sent to AZA by Ken Kawata Box 1 of 68 Surplus animal welfare questionnaire, 1986 (binder) Box 1 of 68 AWC, 1980-1986 (7f) Box 1 of 68 Exotic Pet issue (2f) Box 2 Box 2 of 68 Species Survival Plan Committee, Records, circa 1973-1983 Box 2 of 68 Shoemaker, Alan, studbook, 1981-1982 Box 2 of 68 General, 1980-1981 Box 2 of 68 Studbook history, background, 1978-1979 Box 2 of 68 Clearinghouse questionnaire, original Box 2 of 68 Clearinghouse, memo of participation, original (filled out) Box 2 of 68 WHO Primate plan, 1981 Box 2 of 68 Wagner, Robert, Executive Director, American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums (AAZPA), 1981-1983 Box 2 of 68 AAZPA Legislative Committee, 1971-1980 (9 f) Box 2 of 68 Marine Mammal Protection Act, oversight hearings, 1975 Box 3 Box 3 of 68 Species Survival Plan Committee Cont, Records, circa 1973-1983 Box 3 of 68 Endangered Species Act, congressional oversight hearings, 1975 Box 3 of 68 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Animal Welfare Act Box 3 of 68 Dingell, H.R. 70, 1975 Box 3 of 68 Marine Mammal Act, Killer Whale Testimony, 1976 [Legislation, 1977-1979] Page 3 of 77 Records http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_229013 Box 3 of 68 Lacey Act Box 3 of 68 Conventional in International Trade in Endangered Species Box 3 of 68 Wildlife Conservation Management Committee, Records, circa 1973-1983, received from Ed Schmitt Box 3 of 68 Background materials, management plans (2f) Box 3 of 68 Breeding loan development agreement, 1980-1981 Box 3 of 68 Chaffee, Paul S., 1980-1981 Box 3 of 68 Committee correspondence, 1980-1983 Box 3 of 68 Committee memos, 1981-1982, 1980-1981 (2f) Box 4 Box 4 of 68 Wildlife Conservation Management Committee, Records, circa 1973-1983, received from Ed Schmitt cont Box 4 of 68 Correspondence, general, 1975-1979, 1980 (2f) Box 4 of 68 Correspondence on permits, 1978-1979 Box 4 of 68 Correspondence, general , 1981, 1979-1980 (2f) Box 4 of 68 Conway, William, SSP Committee, 1981 Box 4 of 68 Disabato, Louis, 1982 Box 4 of 68 Exotic Game Ranch Development, 1982 Box 4 of 68 Foose, Tom, 1983 Box 4 of 68 Karsten, Peter, AAZPA President, 1982 Box 4 of 68 Master Breeding Plan, National Primate Plan, 1980-1981, 1975-1979 (2f) Box 4 of 68 Boy Scouts of America, Merit Badge Box 4 of 68 Selection Guidelines, 1981 Box 4 of 68 Shoemaker, Alan, 1983 Box 5 Box 5 of 68 Office of Executive Director, Honors & Awards, 1973-1981, Letters notifying recipients of Bean Box 5 of 68 Awards and other honors Page 4 of 77 Records http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_229013 Box 5 of 68 1980-1981, not foldered Box 5 of 68 Gold & Silver propagates Certificates Issued in 1980 Box 5 of 68 First Captive Breeding Certificate Rejected in 1980 Box 5 of 68 First Captive Breeding Certificate Issued in 1980 Box 5 of 68 Judges Responses Box 5 of 68 Awards Rejected in 1980 Box 5 of 68 Propagators Certificates Rejected in 1980 Box 6 Box 6 of 68 AAZPA Fish, 1973-1976, births Box 6 of 68 AAZPA Amphibians, 1973-1976, births Box 6 of 68 Conservation, 1976 Box 6 of 68 Education 1976 Box 6 of 68 Exhibits, 1975-1976 Box 6 of 68 Los Angeles Flamingo Lagoon; St. Louis Zoo Big Cat Country; Sedgewick County Herpetarium; Brookfield Puma Exhibit; Indianapolis Lion & Tiger Exhibit (includes slides); San Antonio, Congo Falls; National Zoo, Mann Lion and Tiger exhibit July 1975-June 1976 Box 7 Box 7 of 68 Exhibits, 1973-1974 Box 7 of 68 Exhibits, 1976, St. Louis, remodeled aquatic house Box 7 of 68 Exhibits, 1977 nominations (in envelope) Box 7 of 68 AAZPA Birds, Births, 1973-1976 (3f) Box 7 of 68 Reptiles, Births, 1973-1976 (3f) Box 7 of 68 Mammals, births, 1973-1976 (3f) Box 7 of 68 Survey results (3f) Box 7 of 68 Conservation, 1975 Box 7 of 68 Propagators, n.d. Page 5 of 77 Records http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_229013 Box 7 of 68 First captive breeding, n.d. Box 7 of 68 Historical notebooks, compiled by Steve Wylie, 1980 Box 8 Box 8 of 68 WCMC, 1984 Box 8 of 68 AAZPA membership information, 1980 Box 8 of 68 Amphibians, 1981-1983 Box 8 of 68 Amphibians, SSP, 1982 Box 8 of 68 Amphibians, evaluations, 1982-1983 Box 8 of 68 Bird/reptile, Box 8 of 68 SSP expansion lists, 1982-1983 Box 8 of 68 Bird species SSP determination, 1981 Box 8 of 68 Black lemur, 1982 Box 8 of 68 Bruning, Don, 1985 Box 8 of 68 Chimpanzee question, 1982-1983 Box 8 of 68 Chinese alligator, 1982 Box 8 of 68 CITES, etc., 1981, 1984 Box 8 of 68 Clouded leopard, 1984 Box 8 of 68 Committee memos, 1982-1984 (2f) Box 8 of 68 Conservation projects, 1981 Box 8 of 68 Conway, William, 1982-1984 Box 8 of 68 Doherty-Marcelleni-Paine, 1982 Box 8 of 68 Dusky seaside sparrow, ca. 1981 Box 8 of 68 Earnest alligator farm, et al., ca. 1983 Box 8 of 68 Endangered species review, 1976 Box 8 of 68 Flesness-ISIS-Block, 1984 Box 8 of 68 Foose, Tom, 1981-1984 Page 6 of 77 Records http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_229013 Box 8 of 68 General correspondence, 1982-1984 Box 8 of 68 Gibbons, 1981-1983 Box 8 of 68 Lawler, AZ reptile proposal, 1983 Box 8 of 68 Lion tailed macaque, 1981 Box 8 of 68 Lion tailed macaque symposium, proceedings mss. 1982 Box 8 of 68 Mandrill permit, 1983 Box 8 of 68 MantZel Cheetah permit, 1984 Box 8 of 68 Olney, Peter S., International Zoo Yearbook, 1984 Box 8 of 68 PDS request forms, etc., 1982 Box 8 of 68 Pentailed bettong, 1981 Box 8 of 68 Porros proposal, reptile amphibians, exchange, n.d. Box 8 of 68 Rare leopards studbook, n.d. Box 8 of 68 Red wolf, 1984 Box 8 of 68 Reptile reevaluation, 1983 Box 8 of 68 Reptile SSP development, 1982 Box 8 of 68 Ruffed lemur, 1980 Box 8 of 68 Shoemaker, Alan, 1984 Box 8 of 68 Slender horned gazelle, studbook, 1968-1980 Box 8 of 68 Smith-Todd-Traffic-Ziegler, 1984 Box 8 of 68 Species Determination (SSP Selection), 1981 Box 8 of 68 Studbook correspondence, 1983 Box 8 of 68 USDI, 1984 Box 8 of 68 USFW Wolves, 1984 Box 8 of 68 Wood bison, studbook, 1981 Box 8 of 68 Xanten-Dougherty-Ross, 1980-1981 Box 8 of 68 Zebra-oryx offspring Page 7 of 77 Records http://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_229013 Box 9 Box 9 of 68 Legislative manual history, Records, ca. 1978-1985, 1 linear feet in one records carton [No contents listing] Box 10 Office of Executive Director, Historical Files, i.e. subject files circa 1965-1988 Box 10 of 68 ISIS (International Species Inventory System) and AAM (American Association of Museums, 1977-1982 (3 folders) Box 10 of 68 ISIS Master Copy, 1973-1974 Box 10 of 68 ISIS, 1973-1974 Box 10 of 68 Institute of Museum Services, 1978-1982