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Bartlett Society

The Bartlett Society is an international society of individuals with an interest in the history of zoos, aquariums, and wild animal husbandry. It is named in honor of Abraham Dee Bartlett (1812-1897), a nineteenth century Superintendent of the London Zoo (1859-1897). Clinton Keeling and others founded the Society in England on 27 October 1984 (the birthday anniversary of A. D. Bartlett). Soon after this, a branch in North America covering the United States and Canada began. A related society also exists in India - the Society for Promotion of History of Zoos and Natural History in India and Asia. The British, North American, and Indian groups each publish their own newsletters, and the British group publishes an annual journal. British (including International) membership has a dues structure and an annual meeting. North American membership is free, but there is no annual meeting (NA membership includes the NA newsletter and copies of the British newsletter). Contact the appropriate individual for each group to obtain more information or to become a member.

North American Representative: Vernon Kisling, PO Box 1511, High Springs FL 32655-1511 (daytime telephone number 352-273-2865 / vkisling@ufl.edu).

British & International Representative: Christine Grant, 121 Layhams Road, West Wickham, Kent BR4 9HE, England

Indian Society: Sally Walker, SPHZNHI, PO Box 1683, 79 Bharati Colony, Peelamedu, Coimbatore T.N. 541 004, India

*Zoo and Aquarium History*

Selected bibliography - Please note that these publications are listed here for information purposes only - they are not Bartlett Society publications. In addition, some zoos/aquariums have published their institutional histories (contact the zoos/aquariums directly since many have not been commercially published or are out of print).

• General Zoo and Aquarium History

Zoo and Aquarium History: Ancient Animal Collections to Zoological Gardens, Vernon N. Kisling, Jr. (ed.), CRC Press, 2000

Encyclopedia of the World's Zoos, Catharine Bell (ed.), Fitzroy Dearborn, 2001

New Worlds, New Animals: From Menagerie to Zoological Park in the Nineteenth Century, Robert Hoage and William Deiss (eds), 1996

The Ark Evolving: Zoos and Aquariums in Transition, Christen Wemmer (ed), 1996

Savages and Beasts: The Birth of the Modern Zoo, Nigel Rothfels, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.

Elephant Slaves and Pampered Parrots: Exotic Animals in Eighteenth Century Paris, Louise E. Robbins, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002

"Zoo City: Bourgeois Values and Scientific Culture in the Industrial Landscape," Patrick Wirtz, Journal of Urban Design, 2(1): 61-82, 1997

Zoos of the World, James Fisher, 1967

Histoire des Menageries de l'Antiquite a nos Jours, Gustave Loisel, 1912 (three volume edition in French)

• North American Zoo and Aquarium History

Institutional histories are numerous and are not included here. Contact the individual zoo or aquarium for a history of their institution.

Animal Attractions: Nature on Display in American Zoos, Elizabeth A. Hanson, Princeton University Press, 2002

"Jungles of Eden: The Design of American Zoos, Jeffrey Hyson," IN: Environmentalism in Landscape Architecture, Michel Conan, ed, 2000

"The Origin and Development of American Zoological Parks to 1899," Vernon Kisling, IN: New Worlds, New Animals: From Menagerie to Zoological Park, 1996

The Forgotten Aquariums of Boston, Jerry Ryan, Finley Aquatic Books, 2nd rev. ed., 2002

The Travelling Menagerie in America, 1813-1834, Stuart Thayer, 1989

"American Zoological Gardens: Elements of Metropolitan Landscapes," Rod C. McKenzie, Journal of Cultural Geography 6(2): 1-18, 1986

"The American Idea of a Zoological Park: An Intellectual History," Jeffrey Stott, PhD Dissertation, University of California, 1981

:The Historical Origins of the Zoological Park in American Thought," Environmental Review 5(2): 52-65, 1981

• Professional Associations

Various papers on the history of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA, formerly AAZPA) are presented on the AZA Internet site - for members only - via the Resource Center page. The September 1997 issue of Communiqué was devoted to the 25th anniversary of the AZA as an independent association.

The Independence of AAZPA, Robert Wagner, AZA Regional Conference Proceedings, 1996

Historical Perspectives of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, Murray E. Fowler, 1977

Zoo and Aquarium Professionals: The History of AAZK, Rachel Rogers, 1992

• Other Recent Publications

Die Kulturgeschichte des Zoos [The Cultural History of Zoos], Lothar Dittrich, Dietrich von Engelhardt, & Annelore Rieke-Muller, eds, 2001

The Pope's Elephant, Silvio A. Bendini, 2000 (Paperback version of the hardcover edition published in 1998 - a story about the elephant "Hanno" and the rhino sent by the King of Portugal to Pope Leo X and includes information on sixteenth century collections in Portugal and Rome)

"Who Was Belle Benchley? The Victimizing of History," International Zoo News, 47(1): 4-11, 2000 -&- Hediger Who?, International Zoo News, 38(4): 5-10, 1991, Ken Kawata

"From Menageries to Conservation Centres – Indian Zoos After Independence," Sally Walker, Indian Zoo Year Book, 3: 126-18?, 2000

The Rhinoceros in Captivity, L. C. Rookmaker, Hague: SPB Academic Publishing, 1998

Zarafa: A Giraffe's True Story, from Deep in Africa to the Heart of Paris, Michael Allin, New York: Walker Publishing, 1998

Hagenbeck: Tiere, Menschen, Illusionen [Hagenbeck: Animals, People, Illusions], Matthias Gretzschel and Ortwin Pelc, Hamburg: Hamburger Abendblatt (Hamburg Museum), 1998

"Colonial Menageries and the Exchange of Exotic Faunas," Vernon Kisling, Archives of Natural History 25(3): 303-320

London Zoo From Old Photographs, 1852-1914, John Edwards, London: published by the author, 1996