gr03684.xml Zoological Board: Public Programs Division: An Inventory of Its Chronological Correspondence 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. Public Programs Division. Chronological Correspondence Files. 1980-1987. Materials in English. Correspondence, press releases, reports, and statistics kept by divisional assistant director/director David Bender (1980-1987), promotion manager Dorothy Molstad (1982-1984), and public relations officer Nancy Gibson (1980-1984). The files cover such topics as marketing; promotions, performances, and other special events; scheduling; security; budget; attendance, outreach, and financial statistics; and production of promotional materials, including brochures and flyers. 1.15 cubic feet (2 partial boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Bender's files deal with all aspects of the division's operation and include his memos to the staff; Molstad's mainly document special events and promotions, including contribution of zoo promotional items to non-profit fundraising events. Gibson's contain press releases and stories, public service announcements, a monthly zoo fact sheet, records of newspaper and magazine articles and television and radio coverage, and considerable correspondence with the general public.

CATALOG HEADINGS Topics: Marketing -- Minnesota. Public relations -- Zoos -- Minnesota. Special events -- Marketing Zoos -- Press coverage. Zoos -- Minnesota -- Finance. Zoos -- Security measures -- Minnesota. Persons: Bender, Daṿid. Gibson, Nancy. Molstad, Dorothy. Organizations: Minnesota Zoological Garden -- Public relations. Document Types: Press releases. Statistics. Functions: Publicizing. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota State Zoological Board. Public Programs Division. Chronological Correspondence Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: 991-80

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017314950104294

DETAILED DESCRIPTION 103.C.17.5B1David Bender files:

Assistant Director; after 1981, Director, of the Public Programs Division.

November 1980-June 1981. July-December 1981. January-June 1982. July-December 1982. January-June 1983. July-December 1983. January-May 1984. June-December 1984. 1985. January-June 1986. July 1986-January 1987. 103.C.17.6F2Dorothy Molstad files:

Promotion Manager.

January-March 1982. April-June 1982. July-December 1982. January-April 1983. May-August 1983. September 1983-January 1984. Nancy Gibson files:

Public Relations Officer.

April-December 1980. 1981. 1982. 1983-1984.