Jim Fowler collection

Descriptive Summary
Title: Jim Fowler collection
Creator: Fowler, Jim, 1930-2019
Inclusive Dates: 1965-2023
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.75 Linear Feet 3 Boxes and 1 Oversized Folder
Collection Number: ms4130
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Born in Albany, Georgia, Jim Fowler (1930-2019) was a zoologist and former host of the television show Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, for which he won four Emmy Awards.

Scope and Content

This collection contains materials pertaining to the career of zoologist and television host, Jim Fowler. Included are photographs, clippings, printed materials and slides of Betsey Fowler's art, as well as administrative files kept by photographer Jim Valentine. Of special note are maps of the Animal Forest designed by Jim Fowler, and a Wild Kingdowm poster and comic book.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Jim Fowler collection, ms4130, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Drawing of an owl - signed by Andy Saunders, 1983

 

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Framing Print by Canadian wildlife artist J. Sharkey Thomas (2)

 

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Letter from Ruth Ansel at the New York Times

 

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Newspaper clippings, 1969-Undated

 

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Wildlife Preserve, Largo, Maryland brochure

 

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Animal illustrations by B. Brodkin, 1985

 

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Photographs

 

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Map of the Animal Forest designed by Jim Fowler (2)

 

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Oversized photographs

 

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Brochure - Jim Fowler program "Lightning on the Wing"

 

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Comic book - Wild Kingdom, 1965-1966

 

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Poster - Wild Kingdom, 1969

 

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Photographs - Jim Fowler and Betsey

 

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Proposed table of contents for manuscript, 2023

 

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Negatives - Various

 

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Life in the Wild Park proposal

 

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Slides - Betsey Fowler art

 

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Miscellaneous Fowler notes

 

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Fowler and the (Great Exploration) book

 

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Jim Fowler book

 

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Fowler Forest film

 

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Fowler - Action, Save the Arctic Wildlife Refuge

 

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Plump Jacks Squaw Valley Inn benefit

 

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Jim Fowler Messages for the Millennium

 

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Jim Fowler's Life in the Wild video development