gr03679.xml Zoological Board: An Inventory of Its Grant Files at the Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Government Records

 Finding aid encoded by Meagan Kellom May 2026 Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota State Zoological Board. Grant Files. 1971-1982. Materials in English. Applications for grant funding, accompanied by related correspondence, clippings, and financial and project reports, documenting the zoo's efforts to raise funds for such projects as art displays and performances, educational programs, the International Species Inventory System (ISIS), computers, staff training, and video productions. 0.35 cubic feet (16 folders in 2 partial boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

The files include materials on both funded and non-funded projects. Organizations providing funding included the State Arts Board, Bush Foundation, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Minnesota Department of Education, Institute of Museum Services, and Onan Family Foundation.

 CATALOG HEADINGS Topics: Fund raising -- Minnesota. Zoos -- Minnesota -- Finance. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota State Zoological Board. Grant Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: 987-57

 Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017314910104294

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 116.H.15.8F1Art at the Zoo series, 1977-1980.

Funded by the State Arts Board.

 Bush Foundation, 1973-1979.

For education programs and general development.

 Carolyn Foundation, 1979-1980. Grant/Title IV "Zoom," 1977-1981.

Applications to the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare and the Minnesota Department of Education for ZOOM [Zoo Orientation on Metrics].

 Institute of Museum Services, 1981.

For the ISIS program.

 Jerome Foundation, 1978-1979.

Not funded; proposal for an arts program.

 103.C.16.7B2Medtronics - Telemetry Project, 1979. Minnesota Energy Agency: Teacher workshop, 1978. National Endowment for the Arts: Environmental sculpture, 1979-1980.

Not funded.

 National Museum Act, 1981-1982.

Not funded; program to introduce new interpretive techniques to staff through workshops.

 National Science Foundation: Physically handicapped, 1981.

Not funded; an experimental science project for use with hearing impaired junior high school students.

 Onan Family Foundation, 1973-1975.

Received money to use for staff, operating expenses, etc.; anything except buildings.

 Thorpe Foundation, 1980-1981. Williams Steel and Hardware, 1981. Unfunded applications, 1971-1982. 2 folders.