F. Wayne King Field Notebooks Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS Coll 157

Staff Only

Scope and Content

Collection contains 21 field notebooks from F. Wayne King, curator emeritus of Herpetology and former Director of the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Dates

Creation: 1956 - 2003

Creator

King, F. Wayne (Frederic Wayne), 1936- (Person)

Access

University Archives collections are available for research. Portions of the collections may be restricted due to the requirements of applicable state and federal laws, including but not limited to FERPA and HIPAA, and in accordance with best practices as defined by the Society of American Archivists.

Biographical/Historical Note

F. Wayne King (Frederic Wayne) was born in 1936. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Florida in 1957 and 1961, and earned his doctorate from the University of Miami in 1966. He returned to UF to complete post-doctoral work at the Florida State Museum (now the Florida Museum of Natural History) from 1966-67.

In 1967, King joined the New York Zoological Society as an associate curator of herpetology, and advanced there as a curator, chairman of education programs, and director of conservation and environmental education. When he left the New York Zoological Society in 1979, he was the director of zoology and conservation.

King came back to UF in July 1979 as the director of the Florida State Museum and as Professor of Zoology. He served in as Director of the Museum until 1986. He was Professor/Curator of Herpetology at the Museum and Professor of Zoology from 1986 until his retirement.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection contains 21 field notebooks from F. Wayne King, curator emeritus of Herpetology and former Director of the Florida Museum of Natural History.

Arrangement

Arranged into one series: Series 1: Field Notebooks

Location

University of Florida Smathers Library Building

Acquisition Information

Transferred from the Florida Museum of Natural History, 2020.

Alternative Format Available

Digital reproductions of selected items in the F. Wayne King Field Notebooks Collection are available online via the University of Florida Digital Collections (UFDC). Please read the Permissions for Use statement for information on copyright, fair use, and use of UFDC digital objects.