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Title: Swope Park Zoo
Description: Exterior view of the bear pits located at the Swope Park Zoo.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Swope Park Zoo
Description: Exterior view of polar bear being hosed down at the Swope Park Zoo.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Swope Park Zoo
Description: View of American bald eagle at the Swope Park Zoo.
Date: 1930~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Kansas City Zoo
Description: Distant view of the Tropical Habitat Building at the Kansas City Zoo at Swope Park.
Date: 1945~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Swope Park Zoo
Description: Bears at Swope Park Zoo.
Date: 1915~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Swope Park Zoo
Description: Camel at Swope Park Zoo.
Date: 1915~
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Swope Park, Kansas City, Missouri
Description: Illustrated map of Swope Park showing various activities and facilities.
Date: 1941
Object Type: Map

Title: Kansas City - Points of Interest and Surroundings
Description: Illustrated novelty map of Kansas City area points of interest, attractions and sights.
Date: 1973
Object Type: Map

Title: Zoological Society of Kansas City
Description: Folder contains a letter dated January 9, 1932, addressed to Purd B. Wright, written by Bryce B. Smith who was a part of the Board of Managers of the Zoological Society of Kansas City. Letter contains information about the Kansas City zoo.
Date: 1932
Object Type: Archival Material

Title: Sanborn Map, Kansas City, Vol. 6, 1917-1945, Page p848
Description: Portions of public park buildings and the suburb of Dodson, Missouri (later incorporated), showing buildings and streets. Large numbers at edges of page refer to page with adjoining area.
Date: 1917/1945
Object Type: Map

Title: Kansas City Zoo
Description: A black and white glass plate positive photograph of the Kansas City Zoo entrance from an aerial view.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Inaction Hero
Description: Article describing an unusual promotional version of a comic book that appeared as a 20 page insert in the Kansas City Star in 1982. The comic book, which was intended to advertise the downtown Jones Store, featured Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk battling a foe on the grounds of the Kansas City Zoo to protect a giant panda on loan from China.
Date: 2005-11-17
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Zoo's Great Ape House is No More
Description: Article announces that demolition of the Great Ape House at the Kansas City Zoo has commenced. A brief history of the structure is provided. Zoo Directory Randoy Wisthoff is interviewed and discusses the structure as well as future plans for the site.
Date: 2015-09-25
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Male Polar Bear Leaving KC as Part of Breeding Effort
Description: Article details the reasons behind the Kansas City Zoo's decision to send one of their polar bears to another zoo. The male polar bear, Nikita, will be going to North Carolina in an attempt to "keep the species strong" by pairing him with a 15-year-old female.
Date: 2015-06-25
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Chimp Care at KC Zoo is Criticized
Description: Article describes the publication of a report produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that cited the Kansas City Zoo for instances of improper care of its primates. The article focuses upon the investigation of the chimpanzee Nusu in December of 2011 and provides details regarding his physical condition at the time of death. Zoo officials respond by detailing improvements to primate care procedures enacted since the incident.
Date: 2012-10-18
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Is It the Squawk of the Town Yet?
Description: Article describes problems of Kansas City Zoo. Attendance in 2006 was fewer than 400,000 people. Recent visitors complained of a lack of amenities but zoo officials are confident that once season opening bugs are worked out, and $30 million in city bonds starts coming in, the park will be successful. Includes charts: Zoo Attendence 1996-2006 and Zoo Budget Deficit versus Surplus, 2002-2006.
Date: 2007-05-26
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Future: The Newsweekly for Today
Description: Issue of the anti-corruption, Kansas City-based newspaper, Future: The Newsweekly for Today. The front page includes an article, continued on page 8, describing the inequality of property tax assessments throughout Jackson County and other costs of homeownership. Other featured articles include: “He Beats the Rap but You Take It” (p. 3), photo and article about the murder trial of Charles Gargotta, "rat-faced Pendergast political lieutenant and gangster" reportedly interrupted by Sheriff Thomas Bash in "a killing party on Armour boulevard and Forest avenue" on August 12, 1933, including details about the case and information about other Kansas Citians involved, including the following: "Ferris Anthon, a rival Fifteenth street bootlegger" allegedly killed in the shooting by Gargotta; Sammy Scola and Gus Fasone, "friends of Gargotta and fellow workers in the North Side Democratic club" killed by Bash; John Lazia, "North Side gangster king" and owner of the Gargotta Buick; and presiding judge Merrill Otis, et al; “His Country Needs Him” (p. 4), article about Matthew Murray, "director of public works and a city hall protegee of Henry McElroy," recommended "to direct the expenditure of Missouri's share of the president's $4,880,000, 000 work relief fund" by "Senators Truman (Pendergast) and Clark of St. Louis"; and “May We Present George O. Pratt” (p. 5), photo and article about Pratt, local lawyer and associate director of the Regional Labor Relations Board; also included in the newspaper are advertisements for local businesses and articles on fashion, finance, cooking, music, art, and national and international news.
Date: 1935-05-17
Object Type: Newspaper

Title: Future: The Newsweekly for Today
Description: Issue of the anti-corruption, Kansas City-based newspaper, Future: The Newsweekly for Today. The front page includes an article, continued on page 8, about the effusive spending of city funds on the Kansas City Zoo, comparing the luxurious living conditions of a tiger there to many thousands of Kansas Citians with very poor housing and utilities, etc., including illustrative photos. Other featured articles include: “Arson Aylor” (p. 2), about the conviction of Ben Aylor, former owner of the burned-down Rochambeau Hotel in Kansas City, for arson in its destruction by fire in 1932; “Luscious Prize—‘Compromise’” (p. 2), about the meeting of R. Emmet O'Malley, "Missouri insurance commissioner," with Tom Pendergast in New York regarding placement of "millions of dollars of Missouri insurance buyers' funds into the hands of politicians--Pendergast politicians, of course"; and “Dikes, They Said” (p. 2), about a project to sandbag the banks of the Kaw River, alleged by engineers to be ineffective against funding and simply away to funnel money to machine-allied companies; also included in the newspaper are advertisements for local businesses and articles on fashion, finance, cooking, music, art, and national and international news.
Date: 1935-06-14
Object Type: Newspaper

Title: A New Zoo?
Description: Article about management changes at the Kansas City Zoo. Faced with declining attendence and the threat of losing professional accreditation, the Zoo's management transferred from the Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department to the Friends of the Zoo on January 1, 2002.
Date: 2002-06
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: More than a Zoo
Description: Article highlights the animal attractions, programs, and conservation efforts of the Kansas City Zoo. Several employees discuss their work and how it relates to the zoo's mission to "educate, entertain, research, and conserve."
Date: 2012-08
Object Type: Magazine Article

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