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Did Fred and the other curators not mentor you but accept you or were you Gus’s guy?… Read More

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The mammal curator was Fred Omer. Fred’s background was in museums and he had been there for years and years, that he didn’t have an assistant. Read More

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No, there wasn’t. Well, there were two, I guess his title was Supervisor. His job was largely the management of the keepers. If I had a keeper problem, I had a personnel issue, I went to this individual to get it solved. So, my direct, although I worked with these… Read More

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And the mammal curator was?… Read More

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There?… Read More

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My entire function was related to the bird collection. There were other curators. Read More

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Was there a head curator?… Read More

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So, all these rules and regulations were totally foreign to me. And it was a real learning experience. And boy, was I behind the curve on that. I don’t think you really ever catch up with that but you learn. So, you were hired as an assistant curator of birds. Read More

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What would you like to do in this career?” I said, “Well, I’d like to make a contribution and I’d like to be the best that I can be.” And I said, “I’m a little concerned about whether I can gain that at the Kansas City Zoo or another smaller… Read More

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So, that I knew what I could do and what I couldn’t do and that was all new to me, all totally new, totally foreign. But it worked and was great. Great place. But that training in unions stood you in good stead later on. Well, when you work with… Read More

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And he says, “What do you want to do in your profession?… Read More

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Was it the economic thing to do?… Read More

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There was a jillion questions and I was sharing this with him. Read More

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Wonderfully. In fact, he said something to me that has always stuck. ‘Cause he was sitting across behind his desk, I was sitting on the other side now. You understand, you’re a budding zoologist. Well, you sure to know who Roger Conant is, he’s the paramount herpetologist in your little… Read More

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Was this a smart thing to do?… Read More

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Yes, he did. Read More

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How’d you interact with him?… Read More

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Did he interview you?… Read More

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Roger Conant. Read More

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And I began there in maybe May of 1970, something like that. It was a wonderful experience, Gus was a great mentor. Read More