Administrative materials, c. 1940 - c. 1960s

Series — Shelf: Top of Shelf 1, Box: Fairmount Aquarium, Folder: 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This series contains varied records created or collected by the Philadelphia Aquarium from the 1940s to the 1960s. Records include letters of inquiry from the public related to care of fish and aquarium operations, correspondence, aquarium inventories, records of fish longevity, a notebook containing a visitor log to the aquarium as well as an inventory of fish deaths, and transcripts of the KYW radio program Let's Visit the Zoo! featuring Harry R. Lindanan, the superintendent of the aquarium in the 1950s.

Dates

c. 1940 - c. 1960s

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Cubic Feet : One standard file box containing thirteen folders. A metal edge 12.25x5x10 box containing photographs is located within the standard file box. One VHS cassette is kept in the file standard file box.