Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Ephemera related primarily to the Philadelphia Zoo : Philadelphia, 1959-1972.

BIB_ID
312615
Accession number
MA 3851.17a-n
Display Date
1959-1972.
Credit line
Gift of E. B. White, 1971.
Description
12 items, unbound ; 15.2-55.5 cm
Notes
Most of the items in this group were apparently gathered by Howard Cushman and sent to E. B. White as research materials for his Trumpet of the Swan.
Part of a collection of manuscript drafts and source material related to E. B. White's The trumpet of the swan. Items in the collection have been described individually; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Gift of E. B. White in 1971.
Summary
A group of ephemera related primarily to the Philadelphia Zoo, consisting of: a) a printed booklet "Philadelphia Zoo Animal Book and Guide to the Garden" (100 p.) ; b) "Fairmount Park, Philadelphia" map (with typed and autograph annotations by Howard Cushman indicating the location of the Zoo) ; c) "Map of Philadelphia Zoo" (with Bird Lake circled in red crayon, probably by Cushman) ; d) "Philadelphia Zoological Garden General Information" printed fact sheet (with an annotation probably by Cushman) ; e) "The Fairmount Park Mansions" pamphlet (with a typed note and annotations by Cushman) ; f) "Visit the Philadelphia Zoo" pamphlet ; g) "Zoo is honored for 5 cygnets; who's mother?" clipping, n.d. (with annotations by Cushman) ; h) "Some new arrivals in Philadelphia" clipping, 16 July 1965 ; i) "A Pair of Rare Birds Finds Home at Bronx Zoo" clipping, NYT, 5 August 1959 ; j) The Philadelphia Orchestra's 1971-1972 "For Children New Series" pamphlets (3 copies) ; k) The Philadelphia Orchestra's "Fourth Concert for Children" program, 12 February 1971 (3 copies) ; l) "Intrepid Cyclist E. B. White Delivers Mail" clipping, Ellsworth American, 21 December 1972; m) a card printed with an "Eskimo Song," with Merry Christmas wishes penned on the verso (1 p.) and accompanied by copyright information for the song (1 p.); n) "Mama and Papa keep watchful eye" clipping, Philadelphia Inquirer, 10 June 1970.