Rhinoceroses
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
General correspondence -- D, 1925-1927
This file contains correspondence regarding the denial of permission to kill a white rhinoceros for museum specimen.
General correspondence -- O, 1933-1934
This file contains mixed correspondence as well as exchange with the Oakland Museum regarding a request for the loan of rhinoceros and hippopotamus hides for use in habitat groups.
Travel requests (A-H), 1985-1986
This file contains travel requests, including travel related to the rhinoceros and Arabian oryx habitat groups, travel to the San Diego Zoo for specimen pick up, and travel to Kenya on a collecting expedition.
Travel requests (admin approved), 1973-1974
This file contains travel requests for trips including collecting for the snow leopard group, the Booth-Fischer African expedition, collection of fur seal and gazelle specimens from the San Diego Zoo, waterbuck specimens, collection of Markhor goats from the San Diego Zoo, bush dogs from the San Diego Zoo, trips related to condor, maned wolf, jaguar, kudu, rhinoceros, and bighorn sheep groups. Includes trips for foreground collection for Darmara zebra and lion groups.
Travel requests (admin approved), 1974-1975
This file contains travel requests and includes travel for baby Indian rhinoceros and nyala specimens from San Diego Zoo, sable antelope group foreground material collection, white rhinoceros and Arabian oryx from the San Diego Zoo, tiger specimen, and grizzly bear foreground material collection.