Lisa Uddin Papers
Content Description
The Lisa Uddin Papers consists of the research materials for Zoo Renewal: White Flight and the Animal Ghetto, a design history of zoological parks in the United States. The collection spans from approximately 2004-2014, and contains ephemera and research materials from zoos in Detroit, Atlanta, Washington D.C., Seattle, San Diego, Portland, Rochester, Providence, Baltimore, and Toronto. The collection includes visitor guides and maps, brochures, postcards, souvenir books and videos, print and radio advertisements, magazine and newspaper clippings, wildlife conservation documentaries, annual reports, institutional correspondence and management records, architectural drawings, and photographs.
The collection reflects Uddin's particular interest in the revitalization of the U.S. zoo space and institutional identity in the 1960s and 1970s as it pertains to urbanization, wildlife conservation, and American race relations.
Dates
- Creation: 2004-2014
Creator
- Uddin, Lisa (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Because of the assembled nature of this collection, copyright status varies across the collection. Copyright is assumed to be held by the original creator or current repository of individual items in the collection; these items are expected to pass into the public domain 120 years after their creation. The Whitman College and Northwest Archives is not authorized to grant permission to publish or reproduce materials from this collection.
Biographical Note
Lisa Uddin was born on June 5, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in North American Studies from McGill University, a Master’s degree in media Studies from Concordia University (Montreal), and a Master’s and Ph.D. in Visual and Cultural Studies from the University of Rochester. Before moving to Walla Walla, she held research fellowships at the Smithsonian Institution, Brown University, the University of Minnesota, and taught at the Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington D.C. She began working as a professor of Art History and Visual Culture Studies at Whitman College in 2012.
Extent
3 Linear Feet (3 record cartons)
23 CDs
1 Videocassettes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Lisa Uddin is a professor of Art History and Visual Culture Studies at Whitman College. The Lisa Uddin Papers consists of the research materials for Zoo Renewal: White Flight and the Animal Ghetto, a design history of zoological parks in the United States. The collection spans from approximately 2004-2014, and contains ephemera and research materials from zoos in Detroit, Atlanta, Washington D.C., Seattle, San Diego, Portland, Rochester, Providence, Baltimore, and Toronto.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Born-digital and audiovisual materials have not been transferred and may not be available to researchers. Researchers may request access copies. To request that material be transferred please contact the Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Lisa Uddin on May 23, 2019. The accession number associated with this donation is 2018-048.
Processing Information
Material was transferred into archival boxes, but original folders were retained. No system of arrangement has been imposed below the collection level.
- The following items were deaccessioned from the collection: Books: Collins, Larry R., and Page, Jake. Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing; Year of the Panda. Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor, 1973. Embery, Joan., and Demong, Denise. My Wild World. New York: Delacorte, 1980. Hahn, Emily. Animal Gardens. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1967. Holmes, William D. Safari, R.s.v.p. London: Allen, 1960. Maberry, Matthew., Maberry, Patricia, and Trappen, Michelle. Packy & Me : The Incredible Tale of Doc Maberry and the Elephant Who Made History. Portland, Or.: Amica Pub., 2011. MAINLAND, Leslie G. Secrets of the Zoo. [with Plates.]. S.W. Partridge & Co: London, 1924. Morris, Romona., and Morris, Desmond. Men and Pandas. London: Hutchinson, 1966. Morris, Desmond. The Naked Ape. New York: [Dell Pub.], 1970. Peach, Betty., Garrison, Ron, and Schmidt, F. D. San Diego Zoo: Colorful World of Animals. San Diego, Calif.: Zoological Society of San Diego, 1978. Pearce, Claudia, and Ron Garrison. The World-Famous San Diego Zoo. San Diego, Calif: zoological Society of San Diego, 2000. Seaton, Bill. My Seven Years in Captivity: Tails and Misadventures in the San Diego Zoo. Alpine, CA: SP Press, 2006. Shannon, Terry., and Payzant, Charles. New at the Zoo; Animal Offspring from Aardvark to Zebra. San Carlos, Calif.: Golden Gate Junior, 1972. Skrentny, Jan E. Zoo Book. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1976. VHS Tapes: Goldberg, Whoopi, Justine Kershaw, Mark Chapman, Jill Clarke, and Jessica Siegel. Baby Animals: With Whoopi Goldberg at the San Diego Zoo. PBS Home Video, 1999. DVDS: Channing, Stockard, and Martin Kent. Meet the Pandas: Washington's New Power Couple. U.S.: Discovery Communications, 2005. Dawn to Dusk: A Souvenir Video. San Diego, CA: Zoological Society of San Diego, 2001. Laidler, Liz, Keith Laidler, and George Page. Nature: Part 1. Chicago, Ill.: Questar Home Video, 2003. Wylie, Philip, Seton I. Miller, A E. Sutherland, Charlie Ruggles, Lionel Atwill, Gail Patrick, Randolph Scott, and John D. Lodge. Murders in the Zoo, 2009.
- Title
- Guide to the Lisa Uddin Papers
- Author
- Dana Bronson
- Date
- 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives Repository