Smithsonian Institution Archives

Animal Research Records, circa 1963-1996

Summary

Collection ID:: SIA.FA20-094
Creators:: National Zoological Park. Department of Zoological Research
Dates:: circa 1963-1996
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 3.58 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (1 oversize folder)
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records documenting the research and development of diets and other nutritional matters for animals at the National Zoological Park and its Conservation and Research Center. The bulk of these records were created and maintained by Olav Oftedal, nutritionist and research scientist in the Department of Zoological Research, 1978-2008. Some were created by staff prior to Oftedal's arrival or were received from other zoos. Materials include diets, memoranda, correspondence, product nutritional information, food preparation instructions, contract specifications, notes, a poster, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 20-094, National Zoological Park. Department of Zoological Research, Animal Research Records

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Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Oftedal, Olav, 1949-	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Conservation and Research Center (National Zoological Park)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Zoo animals	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Zoos	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Zoology -- Research	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Animal nutrition	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Nutrition -- Research	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Nutritionists	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Zoologists	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Manuscripts	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Electronic records	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Floppy disks	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Posters	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

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