Interview 17445 – Caption Index: 240
As an assistant curator, were you in charge of people?… Read More
As an assistant curator, were you in charge of people?… Read More
We went with what we knew. Read More
It really was the same. All the workers were the same. Same job. So the basement. Maybe I finished that job and a few hours down in the basement and the zoo is sending Conway a buffalo and (indistinct) out to sandiego and the other curator trainee gets to take… Read More
What are you doing differently as an assistant curation in mammals than you were doing as an apprentice?… Read More
I was made assistant curator probably 1979. I’m sorry no, 1970. Or there about. 70, 71 I think. I don’t remember exactly. And you’re working as an assistant curator under Brad House. Yes. Read More
What is your position?… Read More
When do you do it, approximately what year and do you get a position?… Read More
I think it may have been open ended. I think so. So you complete your apprenticeship. Read More
A year, two years, open ended?… Read More
All right and was there a time length for the program?… Read More
No. Conway had nothing to do with me and I only had a bachelors degree and so that didn’t make him very happy. I think he gave me the job because I had experience in another zoo. Which Don Henning had in the bird department or his fellow Dave who… Read More
Was there a promise of a job at the end?… Read More
He would go about a year, year and a half after the program started and I stuck with it. I was very lucky I did stick with it. So, this program did it have a length of time or not and was there a promise, I mean you’re a curatorial… Read More
Oh everything about it yeah. Similarities were few and far between. I saw more of Ron Ruthen than I did Bill Conway. And Conway didn’t know me. I worked for Brad House and everything went through Brad House pretty much. Met another fellow working with another curator trainee just before… Read More
Was it different to sanfranciosco?… Read More
So what kind of zoo did you find when you went to New York?… Read More
So what was your emphasis to you to want to make this move from sanfrancisco to New York. This was a career move that you thought would be good why did you say working in new york was going to be a potential for me personally. I thought that New… Read More
He had one and I don’t know if it was stolen or what happen and it disappeared. He looked round for it for a long time but never found him. I think it was sold, I don’t know. Might have gotten hit by a car. Somehow got out of the… Read More
Yeah. He had one dog and then he had two dogs. They sat in the back of the car all day. (indistinct) wherever he went. They may get out once in a while to pee but they sat in his car. Stayed right there. Kids would come along and pet… Read More
Is it true that Brad House used to make his rounds at the zoo with his dog?… Read More