gr03680.xml Zoological Board: Visitor Services Program Division: An Inventory of Its Subject 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. Visitor Services Program Division. Subject Files. 1974-1981 (bulk 1978-1980). Materials in English. Correspondence, memos, reports, statistics, and related materials documenting the various visitor services provided by the zoo, including education programs, marketing, school tours, speakers bureau, special events, volunteer programs, ZooLab, and ZooVAP (Zoo Volunteer Activity Program). 1.0 cubic feet (2 partial boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Specific items include public programs annual reports (1974, 1980-1981); dedication materials (1978); minutes, reports, and manuals of various committees, including those on public relations and public safety; 1980 program plans; weekly sheets of volunteer observations/comments (1979-1980); and status and incident reports and evacuation process memos for Zoo Ride [monorail] (1978-1980).

 CATALOG HEADINGS Topics: Dedication services. Marketing -- Minnesota. Monorail railroads -- Minnesota. Public relations -- Zoos -- Minnesota. School field trips -- Minnesota. Special events -- Marketing Volunteers -- Minnesota. Zoos -- Minnesota -- Educational aspects. Zoos -- Minnesota -- Safety measures. Organizations: Minnesota Zoological Garden -- Public relations. Zoo Ride, Inc. ZooLab. ZooVAP. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota State Zoological Board. Visitor Services Program Division. Subject Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 987-57; 987-76

 Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017314970104294

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 103.C.17.3B1Animal/plant sciences, 1978-1980. Annual reports: Public programs, 1974, 1980-1981. Arts Advisory Committee, 1979. Communications Committee, 1978-1979. Dedicatory materials, 1978.

Poem read at the dedication and opening day fact sheet and schedule.

 Education programs, 1979-1980. Information/education, 1979-1980. Interface, 1978-1979. 103.C.17.4F2International Year of the Child, 1979.

Special events during Minnesota Education Association, October 18-21.

 Marketing, 1978-1980. Minnesota Zoological Garden Foundation, 1979-1980. Native American (Ojibway) Exhibit, 1980-1981.

Exhibit of art works.

 Program plans, 1980.

Plans for public safety, zoo stores, visual arts, marketing activity, and animal emergencies.

 Public Relations Advisory Committee minutes, 1979-1980. Public Safety Committee, 1978-1980. 2 folders.

Memos, accident reports, manuals, and copies of Public Safety Division activity logs.

 Safety/Security Committee, 1979. School field trip questionnaire results, 1979. School groups, 1978-1980. Speakers Bureau, 1978-1980. Special events, 1978-1981. 2 folders. Volunteer hours: Statistics, 1978-1980. Volunteer observations, 1979-1980.

Weekly sheets of comments.

 Volunteer programs, 1979-1980. Zoo Birthday, 1979. ZooLab, 1979-1980.

Includes staff training manual.

 Zoo Ride [monorail], 1978-1980. 3 folders.

Contains status reports, incident reports, evacuation process memos, and results of an August-September 1980 monorail survey.

 Zoo Volunteer Activity Program [ZooVAP], 1978-1980. 2 folders.

Includes minutes of ZooVAP Committee and scattered issues of "Volunteer Voices," issued by the Committee.