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Trials of a Herpetologist's Mother

CUR/3/3/3/55 • Part • 1924-01-19
SUMMARY: A clipping titled "Trials of a Herpetologist's Mother" from The Seventeenth Reporter features the quoted question, "And does she get her brains from you or her father?" attributed to E. H. P. The page appears to be a humorous or reflective n...
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Newspaper clippings on teguexin lizard, saw-bill ducks, and reptile house changes at the Zoo (Jan 1924)

CUR/3/3/3/54 • Part • 1924-01-16 - 1924-01-19
SUMMARY: Clippings report on the Zoo’s teguexin lizard being treated and moulting, the arrival of saw-bill ducks in the Waders’ Aviary, and renovations and handling practices in the Reptile House with notes on crocodilians’ temper. Articles are from ...
The Zoo, South America, Zoological Gardens, Holland, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, Europe, Arctic circle, Diving Birds' house, Waders' Aviary, Reptile House, London Zoo, London, England, Trinidad, Aquarium, Tortoise House
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Evening News and Illustrated Sunday Herald clippings on Joan Proctor and a nursery for baby crocodiles

CUR/3/3/3/53 • Part • 1924-01-01 - 1924-02-24
SUMMARY: Clippings report on women’s achievements and fashions and profile Miss Joan Proctor, Curator of Reptiles at the Zoological Gardens. They describe her creating a heated nursery in the Reptile House for baby crocodiles and alligators from the ...
Zoological Gardens, Zoo, Reptile House, London Zoo, London, England, The Nursery, West Coast of Africa, Nile, Royal Academy
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Press clippings on Joan Procter and London Zoo developments (1923–1929)

CUR/3/3/3/52 • Part • 1923-12-29 - 1923-11-04
SUMMARY: Newspaper cuttings report record attendance at the Zoological Society's Gardens, the near-completion of the Aquarium, and staffing changes including Miss Joan Procter becoming Curator of Reptiles. Articles from The Times, Cape Argus, Sunday ...
Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, London, England, London Zoological Gardens, British Museum of Natural History, Natural History Museum, South Kensington, South Kensington, Leeds, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa, Brisbane, Australia, Sudan, South America, New York, United States of America, Bombay, New Bridge Street, London
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Miss Proctor Handling Snakes and King Cobra Feeding at the Bronx Zoo

CUR/3/3/3/51 • Part • 1923-11-08
SUMMARY: The text describes Miss Proctor safely handling a small but powerful boa by securing its head and tail. It recounts a king cobra at the Bronx Zoo that refused to eat until offered a coach whip snake, after which long, thin strips of beef wer...
Bronx Zoo, New York, United States of America
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Toronto Star: Her Pets Are Ugly King Cobras (1923)

CUR/3/3/3/50 • Part • 1923-11-08
SUMMARY: A 1923 Toronto Star feature profiles Miss Joan Proctor, curator of reptiles at the London Zoological Gardens, highlighting her methods of handling venomous snakes through kindness and understanding. The article notes her role in designing a ...
Toronto, Canada, London, England, London Zoological Gardens, British Museum of Natural History, Royal Zoological Society, Great Britain, New York Zoo, New York, United States of America
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Newspaper clippings on Miss Joan Procter as Curator of Reptiles at the London Zoo (1923)

CUR/3/3/3/49 • Part • 1923-11-01 - 1923-11-08
SUMMARY: Press clippings report Miss Joan Procter’s appointment as Curator of Reptiles at the London Zoo, her work caring for reptiles, and an appeal for ‘golden’ cockroaches to feed chameleons, followed by a note on a chameleon’s recovery. A brief M...
London Zoo, London, England, London Zoological Gardens, British Museum of Natural History, Zoological Society's Offices, Regent's Park, N.W.
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Newspaper clippings on London Zoo: Cheesman expedition, tree hyrax incident, and Joan Procter appointment

CUR/3/3/3/48 • Part • 1923-11-01
SUMMARY: Clippings report Miss L. E. Cheesman’s 20,000-mile insect-collecting expedition across the South Seas and discuss insect migration via Pacific trade winds. Another article describes a capricious tree hyrax at the London Zoo. Further pieces a...
London Zoo, London, England, South Seas, Ecuador, South America, Pacific, Nigeria, Africa, Old Insect House, National History Museum, Reptile House
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Newspaper clippings on Miss Joan Proctor’s appointment as curator of reptiles at the London Zoological Gardens (1923)

CUR/3/3/3/47 • Part • 1923-10-16 - 1923-10-11
SUMMARY: Press clippings report Miss Joan Proctor’s appointment as curator of reptiles at the London Zoological Gardens, highlighting her expertise with snakes and her work at the British Museum and South Kensington’s Natural History Museum. Items in...
Ottawa, Canada, London, England, London Zoological Gardens, London Zoo, Regent's Park, South Kensington, British Museum, South Kensington Natural History Museum, Kensington Museum, New York, United States of America, Adelaide, Australia, South America, South Africa, Africa
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Press cuttings on Miss Cheesman’s Pacific voyage and Miss Joan Proctor’s reptile curator role

CUR/3/3/3/46 • Part • 1925-10-20 - 1923-09-05
SUMMARY: Clippings report Miss Cheesman’s forthcoming 20,000-mile Pacific research voyage and her work at the London Zoo, alongside coverage of Miss Joan Proctor’s appointment as curator of reptiles. Additional articles highlight British women pionee...
Glasgow, Scotland, London Zoo, London, England, South Seas, Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, South America, Insect House, New York, United States of America, Great Britain, Montreal, Canada, Kew, Barbados, Caribbean, Exeter, Birmingham, Tobermory Bay, Mull, Hebrides, Tobago, Trinidad, Pacific, London Zoological Gardens
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Trials of a Herpetologist's Mother

CUR/3/3/3/55 • Part • 1924-01-19
SUMMARY: A clipping titled "Trials of a Herpetologist's Mother" from The Seventeenth Reporter features the quoted question, "And does she get her brains from you or her father?" attributed to E. H. P. The page appears to be a humorous or reflective n...
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Newspaper clippings on teguexin lizard, saw-bill ducks, and reptile house changes at the Zoo (Jan 1924)

CUR/3/3/3/54 • Part • 1924-01-16 - 1924-01-19
SUMMARY: Clippings report on the Zoo’s teguexin lizard being treated and moulting, the arrival of saw-bill ducks in the Waders’ Aviary, and renovations and handling practices in the Reptile House with notes on crocodilians’ temper. Articles are from ...
The Zoo, South America, Zoological Gardens, Holland, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, Europe, Arctic circle, Diving Birds' house, Waders' Aviary, Reptile House, London Zoo, London, England, Trinidad, Aquarium, Tortoise House
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Evening News and Illustrated Sunday Herald clippings on Joan Proctor and a nursery for baby crocodiles

CUR/3/3/3/53 • Part • 1924-01-01 - 1924-02-24
SUMMARY: Clippings report on women’s achievements and fashions and profile Miss Joan Proctor, Curator of Reptiles at the Zoological Gardens. They describe her creating a heated nursery in the Reptile House for baby crocodiles and alligators from the ...
Zoological Gardens, Zoo, Reptile House, London Zoo, London, England, The Nursery, West Coast of Africa, Nile, Royal Academy
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Press clippings on Joan Procter and London Zoo developments (1923–1929)

CUR/3/3/3/52 • Part • 1923-12-29 - 1923-11-04
SUMMARY: Newspaper cuttings report record attendance at the Zoological Society's Gardens, the near-completion of the Aquarium, and staffing changes including Miss Joan Procter becoming Curator of Reptiles. Articles from The Times, Cape Argus, Sunday ...
Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, London, England, London Zoological Gardens, British Museum of Natural History, Natural History Museum, South Kensington, South Kensington, Leeds, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa, Brisbane, Australia, Sudan, South America, New York, United States of America, Bombay, New Bridge Street, London
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Miss Proctor Handling Snakes and King Cobra Feeding at the Bronx Zoo

CUR/3/3/3/51 • Part • 1923-11-08
SUMMARY: The text describes Miss Proctor safely handling a small but powerful boa by securing its head and tail. It recounts a king cobra at the Bronx Zoo that refused to eat until offered a coach whip snake, after which long, thin strips of beef wer...
Bronx Zoo, New York, United States of America
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Toronto Star: Her Pets Are Ugly King Cobras (1923)

CUR/3/3/3/50 • Part • 1923-11-08
SUMMARY: A 1923 Toronto Star feature profiles Miss Joan Proctor, curator of reptiles at the London Zoological Gardens, highlighting her methods of handling venomous snakes through kindness and understanding. The article notes her role in designing a ...
Toronto, Canada, London, England, London Zoological Gardens, British Museum of Natural History, Royal Zoological Society, Great Britain, New York Zoo, New York, United States of America
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Newspaper clippings on Miss Joan Procter as Curator of Reptiles at the London Zoo (1923)

CUR/3/3/3/49 • Part • 1923-11-01 - 1923-11-08
SUMMARY: Press clippings report Miss Joan Procter’s appointment as Curator of Reptiles at the London Zoo, her work caring for reptiles, and an appeal for ‘golden’ cockroaches to feed chameleons, followed by a note on a chameleon’s recovery. A brief M...
London Zoo, London, England, London Zoological Gardens, British Museum of Natural History, Zoological Society's Offices, Regent's Park, N.W.
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Newspaper clippings on London Zoo: Cheesman expedition, tree hyrax incident, and Joan Procter appointment

CUR/3/3/3/48 • Part • 1923-11-01
SUMMARY: Clippings report Miss L. E. Cheesman’s 20,000-mile insect-collecting expedition across the South Seas and discuss insect migration via Pacific trade winds. Another article describes a capricious tree hyrax at the London Zoo. Further pieces a...
London Zoo, London, England, South Seas, Ecuador, South America, Pacific, Nigeria, Africa, Old Insect House, National History Museum, Reptile House
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Newspaper clippings on Miss Joan Proctor’s appointment as curator of reptiles at the London Zoological Gardens (1923)

CUR/3/3/3/47 • Part • 1923-10-16 - 1923-10-11
SUMMARY: Press clippings report Miss Joan Proctor’s appointment as curator of reptiles at the London Zoological Gardens, highlighting her expertise with snakes and her work at the British Museum and South Kensington’s Natural History Museum. Items in...
Ottawa, Canada, London, England, London Zoological Gardens, London Zoo, Regent's Park, South Kensington, British Museum, South Kensington Natural History Museum, Kensington Museum, New York, United States of America, Adelaide, Australia, South America, South Africa, Africa
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Press cuttings on Miss Cheesman’s Pacific voyage and Miss Joan Proctor’s reptile curator role

CUR/3/3/3/46 • Part • 1925-10-20 - 1923-09-05
SUMMARY: Clippings report Miss Cheesman’s forthcoming 20,000-mile Pacific research voyage and her work at the London Zoo, alongside coverage of Miss Joan Proctor’s appointment as curator of reptiles. Additional articles highlight British women pionee...
Glasgow, Scotland, London Zoo, London, England, South Seas, Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, South America, Insect House, New York, United States of America, Great Britain, Montreal, Canada, Kew, Barbados, Caribbean, Exeter, Birmingham, Tobermory Bay, Mull, Hebrides, Tobago, Trinidad, Pacific, London Zoological Gardens
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