Pathology Records
This accession consists of five bound volumes containing necropsy records for animals at the Conservation and Research Center and some animals at the National Zoological Park main facility. Some records also document fecal examination results. One bound volume had originally been a National Zoological Park expense ledger used from 1890-1891 and …
Helmut Karl Buechner Papers
For the most part, these papers document Buechner's primary research interest, the ecology of terrestrial vertebrates, with emphasis on relationships to vegetation and social behavior. Included are Buechner's research on the pronghorn antelope, which contains field notes, journals, photographs, and reports to the Texas Cooperative Wildlife Unit, which sponsored Buechner's …
Records
The earliest records concerning the National Zoological Park date from 1887. They were kept by the Office of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution until 1890, when they were transferred to Holt House, the Park's administrative headquarters. During the late 1960's the records were transferred to the custody of the Smithsonian Institution …
