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Since the Zoological Society of San Diego's founding in 1916, zoo leaders and staff have preserved a wide variety of materials documenting the society's history. From bookkeeping ledgers and newspaper clipping scrapbooks to zookeeper diaries and correspondence by former directors, the archives comprise a specialized collection of primary source documents that provide a unique perspective shedding light on over one hundred years of zoo development.
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Item Zoological Society of San Diego Guidebooks(Zoological Society of San Diego, 1927)Photo souvenir books describing the animals, and in some cases plants, in the San Diego Zoo, and Wild Animal Park / Safari Park collections. Collection contains: 1927 Guidebook donated by JoAnn Voss/Doug Myers. (Grab Shelves) San Diego Zoo Colorful world of animals (Box 33 A) Some 1947 editions include fold out maps attached to back cover. 1965 (3rd rev. ed).Color photo of orang-utan. Title on white background. No map. 1967 edition includes Zoo and San Diego maps. Front with zebra stripe background and four color photos: koalas, flamingos, elephant, and orangutan. Includes San Diego Map and Zoo map, copyright 1967. 1969 Color photo of orang-utan (same photo/closer view) Title on white background. Center map of tours. 2 copies 1970 (Rev ed.) Color photo of koala with red eucalyptus blossoms. Title on white background. Center map of tours. 2 copies 1971 Color photo of leopard. Spanish edition (Zoologico de San Diego el mundo colorido de los animales) Title on white background. Center map of tours. 2 copies 1972 (2nd rev. ed.) Color photo of koala. Title on white background. Center map of tours. 2 copies. 1975 (3rd rev. ed.) Color photo of koala. Title on red-orange background . Center map of tours. 2 copies 1976 (4th rev. ed.) Color photo of koala. Title on brown and black background. Center fold-out map. 2 copies 1976 (5th rev. ed.) Color photo of koala in tree. Title on red-orange and black background. Center fold-out map. 1978 (6th ed. rev.) Color photo of koala in tree. Title on red-orange and black background. Center fold-out map. 1978 (6th ed. rev.) Color photo of koala. Spanish edition. Zoologico de San Diego El mundo de los animales. Center fold-out map. 1978 (6th ed. rev.) Color photo of koala in tree. Title on pink and black background. Center fold-out map. Undated San Diego Zoo picture book. Western Publishing and Novelty company. A John Hinde Curteich Inc. Product. Printed in Ireland. Back cover map showing skyfari. San Diego Zoo (Box 33 B) 1983 Brown border Color photo of koala mother and child. Lion on back cover. No map. 1983 Green border. Color photo of koala mother and child. Flamingo on back cover. No map. 1987 Green border. Color photo of koala mother and child. Panda on back cover. No map. 1990 Dark green border. Color photo of koala mother and child. Flamingo on back cover. 75th birthday edition with historical photographs. No map. 1991 Turquoise border. Color photo of koala mother and child. Flamingo on back cover. (Slightly smaller than earlier editions.) 2000 Green cloth cover hardbound with gold embossed Society logo. The World Famous San Diego Zoo. Map on contents page. 2000 Black border. Color photo of panda. The World Famous San Diego Zoo. Map on contents page. Front with zebra stripe background and four color photos: koalas, flamingos, elephant, and orangutan. Includes San Diego Map and Zoo map, copyright 1967 Added 2019/05/21: San Diego Zoo: Official Guidebook, copyright 2015, 2018. San Diego Zoo Safari Park: Official Guidebook, copyright 2012Item Framed Endangered Species Stamps(Manufactured by D&P Creations, PO Box 3775, Anaheim, CA 92803, 1996)2 panes of Endangered Species stamps from the U.S & Mexico. Mounted on green background with a beige mat & a gold-edged, green-mottled frame. Gold plaque reads "United States' Endangered Species Commemorative Stamps and Mexico's Lets Preserve the Species 1996 Stamps Joint First Day of Issue -- San Diego Zoo -- San Diego, California -- October 2, 1996"