s0626 ST. LOUIS ZOOLOGICAL PARK (1913- )
ANIMAL TRANSACTION LEDGERS, 1914-1988

11 VOLUMES
1 ROLL MICROFILM

STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI RESEARCH CENTER-ST. LOUIS
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS

Related Collections:

s0194 ST. LOUIS ZOOLOGICAL PARK (1913- ) RECORDS, 1910-1963
s0744 ST. LOUIS ZOOLOGICAL PARK (1913- ), ADDENDA, 1919-1950

Jill Gordon, of the St. Louis Zoo, donated the collection to WHMC on May 15, 2001.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

Information in the collection ranges from 1914 to 1988. The collection contains ledgers that include documentation on animal arrivals, sales, exchanges, loans, donations, gifts made, and future transactions, including the animal, person and/or institution involved, and price. In addition, one ledger (vol. III) records membership information including member name and amount of dues paid, and general expenses including payments and receipts. Another ledger (vol. VI) includes a detailed characteristic description of selected animals. Another ledger (vol. IX) records the animal and reason for death.

(100246 Records Center) VOLUME LIST

VOLUME I Animal Names Ledger, nd

VOLUME II Animal Names and Descriptions Ledger, nd

VOLUME III Membership Fund and General Expense Ledger, 1914-1920

VOLUME IV Animal Transaction Ledger, 1942-1952

VOLUME V Animal Transaction Ledger, 1953-1962

VOLUME VI Animal Description Ledger, 1961-1963; Animal Description Ledger (1922-1934), 1961-1963

VOLUME VII Animal Transaction Ledger, 1962-1966

VOLUME VIII Animal Transaction Ledger, 1963-1968

VOLUME IX Animal Mortality Ledger, 1966-1988

VOLUME X Animal Transaction Ledger, 1967-1969

VOLUME XI Animal Transaction Ledger, 1981-1988

INDEX

Animals, v. 1-2, 4-11
St. Louis Zoological Park, v. 1-11
Zoo, v. 1-11

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