20. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 8 June 1969. 
21. Minutes of Meeting, 11 March 1969, BDMB 1953-1976, Inc., n.p. 
22. ‘*Culture District Measure Defeated,’’ St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 
15 May 1970. 
23. *‘Cultural Bill Approved By Senate,’’ St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 11 
June 1970. : 
24. In 1970 both the Zoo and the Art Museum were partially supported 
by a property tax from the city only. 
25. Florissant Reporter, 11 February 1971. 
26. ‘‘Zu-Mu Carries a Llama to Show District’s Glory,’’ St. Louis West 
County Journal, 10 March 1971. 
27. *‘Lack of Funds May Close Museum of Natural History,” St. Louis 
Globe-Democrat, 22 March 1971. 
28. ‘Four mayors Support Zoo District,’ St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 
24 March 1971; ‘‘Roos Supports Zoo, Museum Tax,’’ St. Louis Post- 
Dispatch, 1 February 1971; and ‘‘Five Missourians In Congress Support Zoo- 
Museum District,’’ St. Louis Globe-Democrat, 2 March 1971. 
29. ‘‘Zoo, Museum Measure OKd for Tax District,’’ St. Louis Globe- 
Democrat, 14 April 1971. 
30. James G. Houser, ‘‘Science Center Traces Origins To 1856,” 
Discovery 6 (Fall, 1986): 12-13. 
31. See, Minutes of Meeting, 8 June 1971, BDMB, 1953-1975, Inc., n.p. 
32. See, James G. Houser, ‘‘The Bulger Acquisition,’ Discovery 4 
(Summer, 1984): 4-6. 
33. See, ‘‘Stratford Lee Morton,’’ Members, AAS. 
34. Ibid. 
Notes To Part VIII 
1. For a description of Roger Tory Peterson’s show, see: Lois Miklas, 
““Nature Artists: A Part of the American Tradition,’’ Discovery 1, (Spring, 
1981): 4-6. 
2. This film was produced for the Academy by Double Helix Corpora- 
tion with technical assistance from Academy members Janey Symington and 
J. Brian Berry. 
3. Leonard W. Blake and James G. Houser, ‘‘The Whelpley Collection 
of Indian Artifacts,’” TAS 32 (1978). 
4. See, Jules D. Campbell and Susan S. Schepman, ‘“The Academy of 
Science of St. Louis, 1856-1982,’’ unpublished manuscript, Box 10, Ad- 
ministration and Histories, AAS. 
. “‘Solar-Powered Sculpture Commissioned By Friends,’’ Discovery 1 
(Fall, 1981): 12. 
6. ‘‘Overcrowding Prompts Science Museum to Seek New Location,”’ 
St. Louis West County Journal, 23 January 1976. 
7. The firm was Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, Inc. 
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