SUMMARY:
Press clippings announce that Miss Joan Procter, aged 25, has been appointed Curator of Reptiles at the London Zoo. Articles describe her background, training under Dr. Boulenger, early expertise with reptiles, and recognition by scientific societies.

CONTENT:
THE "DAILY EXPRESS"
LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1923.

GIRL SNAKE EXPERT.

APPOINTED TO RULE THE ZOO REPTILES.

25 YEARS OLD.

INHERITED POWER TO CHARM.

MISS JOAN PROCTER, F.Z.S., F.L.S., an Englishwoman of twenty-five, has been appointed curator of reptiles at the Zoo. She will have complete charge of dozens of venomous cobras, deadly pythons, boa constrictors, alligators, and crocodiles.

Miss Procter, unknown to the world at large, is famous among

Mrs. Procter opened a glass cage in her drawing-room, and six beautiful Brazilian snakes, which were sent to her daughter as a gift, were brought out. She allowed them to climb and wriggle and coil round her arm.

"At the age of ten my daughter had her first snake as a pet," Mrs. Procter added. "She also kept many lizards, some of them remarkably tame. One day she received a large and valuable crocodile as a present, and we took it

to Dr. C. A. Boulenger, the famous chief of the department of reptiles at the Natural History Museum at South Kensington.

"He was astonished at my daughter's knowledge of ophiology, and offered to train her in the subject when she left St. Paul's School. She became his assistant when she was eighteen, and when he resigned she was appointed to his post."

Scientists in South Africa and South America have sent Miss Procter rare and deadly reptiles from jungles and swamps. Occasionally a crate of them has been overturned on arrival, and they have been spilled on the floor. Miss Procter, without the slightest fear, has collected the poisonous creatures from their hiding places.

She read her first paper, on the pit snake, before the Zoological Society at the age of nineteen. She was made a Fellow of the society at twenty. She was elected a Fellow of the Linnæan Society, one of the foremost scientific organisations in the world, a fortnight ago. She is also a Fellow of the Zoological Society of Bombay, and last year was offered a remunerative post by the Zoological Society of New York.

MISS JOAN PROCTER.
"Daily Express" photograph.

zoologists as one of the greatest snake experts of the day.

The large, airy room in the basement of the Museum of Natural History, South Kensington, in which she works, is filled with deadly snakes, some bottled and some alive.

"Her interest in the subject is probably hereditary," said her mother to a "Daily Express" representative yesterday. Her grandfather was a famous entomologist."
(AMATEUR GEOLOGIST)

DAILY CHRONICLE.
FRIDAY, JULY 20. 1923.

WOMAN AS CURATOR OF REPTILES.

Miss J. Procter's Appointment at the London Zoo.

Miss Joan Proctor, F.Z.S., F.L.S., will take up in November the position of curator of reptiles at the Zoo, in place of Mr. F. G. Boulenger, who is to become director of the new aquarium.

Miss Proctor, who was educated at St. Paul's School for Girls, worked for some years with Dr. G. A. Boulenger. The newly appointed curator told a "Daily Chronicle" representative last night that she has been interested in reptiles and frogs since her school days, and keeps her own collection now in tanks in her Kensington home.

CURATOR OF REPTILES.
Miss Joan B. Procter, F.Z.S., F.L.S., has been appointed Curator of Reptiles at the Zoo.
-(Daily Sketch.)

SUMMARY:
Newspaper clippings from July 1923 announce Miss Joan Procter/Procter’s appointment as Curator of Reptiles at the London Zoo, succeeding Mr. E. G. Boulenger, and note her work at the British Museum, education at St. Paul’s School for Girls, and private snake collection. One clipping also highlights other women’s milestones, including Miss M. O. Collins, Miss Margaret Kidd, and Miss Helena Normanton.

CONTENT:
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Cutting from the Sheffield Independent
Address of Publication
Issue dated.

20. 7. 23

Woman Who Likes Snakes.
One of the most remarkable positions as
yet taken up by a woman must be that of
Curator of Reptiles at the London Zoologi-
cal Gardens, a post to which Miss Joan
Proctor, F.Z.S., F.L.S., has recently been
appointed. She has worked in the Rep-
tile Department at the British Museum
for a number of years, and has a private
collection of living snakes. Another
woman has entered the ministry, the con-
gregation of the North Bow Congrega-
tional Church having invited Miss M. O.
Collins to become their minister, while a
Scottish lady, Miss Margaret Kidd, has
just been admitted a member of the
Faculty of Advocates at Edinburgh. Miss
Helena Normanton, in wig and gown, was
this week the first woman barrister to
take her seat among counsel at the Old
Bailey.

Cutting from the Yorkshire Post
Address of Publication
Issue dated.
19 7 23

Woman Curator of Reptiles.
Miss Joan B. Procter, F.Z.S., F.L.S., has
been appointed Curator of Reptiles at the
London "Zoo," to succeed Mr. E. G. Boulenger,
who becomes director of the new Aquarium.
Since 1916 she has worked in the Reptile De-
partment at the British Museum, first as volun-
tary assistant to Dr. Boulenger, and, since his
retirement, in charge.
She is the author of a large number of papers
on the anatomy, classification, and habits of
reptiles and batrachians, and for many years has
kept a private collection of living snakes and
batrachians. At present Miss Procter is still
carrying on the work of the Reptile Department
at the Museum, but is also engaged in design-
ing the rockwork for the aquarium tanks at the
Zoo.

Cutting from the Daily Chronicle
Address of Publication
Issue dated.

20. 7. 23

WOMAN AS CURATOR
OF REPTILES.
Miss J. Proctor's Appointment
at the London Zoo.
Miss Joan Proctor, F.Z.S., F.L.S.,
will take up in November the position
of curator of reptiles at the Zoo, in
place of Mr. F. G. Boulenger, who is
to become director of the new
aquarium.
Miss Proctor, who was educated at
St. Paul's School for Girls, worked for
some years with Dr. G. A. Boulenger.
The newly appointed curator told a
"Daily Chronicle" representative last
night that she has been interested in
reptiles and frogs since her school days,
and keeps her own collection now in
tanks in her Kensington home.

Cutting from the Press Journal Aberdeen
Address of Publication
Issue dated.

20. 7. 23

Lady's Collection of Snakes.
The "Times" announces that Mr. E. G.
Boulenger, at present curator of reptiles
at the Zoological Gardens, has been ap-
pointed director of the New Aquarium. Miss
Joan B. Proctor, F.Z.S., F.L.S., who has
been appointed as his successor, will assume
her duties in the late autumn.
Miss Proctor was educated at St Paul's
School for Girls, and since 1916 has worked
in the reptile department at the British
Museum, first as a voluntary assistant to Dr
Boulenger, and since his retirement, in
charge. She is the author of a large num-
ber of papers on the Anatomy, Classifica-
tion, and Habits of Reptiles and Batrach-
ians, and for many years has kept a private
collection of living snakes and batrachians.
At present Miss Procter is still carrying
on the work of the reptile department at
the museum, but is also engaged in design-
ing the rockwork for the aquarium tanks
at the Zoo.

Cutting from the Westminster Gazette
Address of Publication
Issue dated.

20. 7. 23

WOMAN CURATOR.
Miss Proctor is to be Curator of Rep-
tiles at the Zoo in succession to Mr.
Boulenger, who becomes Curator of the
new Aquarium now in process of comple-
tion.
Miss Proctor, educated at St. Paul's
School for Girls, has worked in the Rep-
tile Department of the British Museum
since 1916, and was at one time Mr.
Boulenger's assistant,

SUMMARY:
Newspaper cuttings (1921–1927) report Miss Joan Procter’s appointment and work as Curator of Reptiles at the Zoo, highlighting her background at the Natural History Museum and her early interest in reptiles. Articles also note her education at St. Paul’s School for Girls and collaboration with Dr. G. A. Boulenger, as well as her design work for new aquarium tanks.

CONTENT:
Cutting from the Children's Newspaper
Address of Publication
Issue dated 4.8.21

FRIEND OF THE CRAWLY
THINGS
Miss Procter of the Zoo
Ladies who are afraid of mice, spiders,
beetles, newts, snakes, and such un-
familiar things may shudder at hearing
that Miss Joan Procter has been ap-
pointed curator of the reptiles at the Zoo
in London.
Miss Procter does not shudder at any
kind of animal, for they are her familiars,
especially snakes. She began keeping
snakes as pets when she was ten. When
she was eighteen she became an assistant
in the reptiles' department at South
Kensington.
Now, at 25, she goes to the Zoo to be
the friend of all the crawly and cold-
blooded things, as she is the friend of the
collection she keeps in her home.

Cutting from the Schoolmistress
Address of Publication
Issue dated 2.8.27

CURATOR AT THE ZOO.
Miss Joan B. Procter, F.Z.S., who, on
account of her writings and research work
in zoology, was recently made a Fellow of
the Linnean Society, has been appointed
curator of reptiles at the Zoological
Gardens. For several years Miss Procter
has been a worker in the Reptile Depart-
ment of the Natural History Museum at
South Kensington, and she hopes to keep
on with her research work there, in addition
to taking charge of the reptile houses and
the tortoises at the Zoo. At present she is
engaged on designing the decorative rock-
work for the new aquarium tanks at the
Zoo. She makes models of the tanks on a
scale of two inches to a foot, and the work-
men carry out her designs. The largest of
the tanks will be 30 ft. in length. The
tanks are being made partly of natural
rocks, such as Cornish granite, and partly of
Portland cement.

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Cutting from the Suffragette Telegraph
Address of Publication
Issue dated 10.8.23

The newest profession for women is an extra-
ordinary one, in which there will be little
competition. Few women would care to spend
their working hours among reptiles, yet it is a
lady, Miss Joan Procter, who has been appointed
Curator of Reptiles at the Zoo. Miss Procter
was educated at St. Paul's School for Girls, and
has worked in the Reptile Department as assis-
tant of Mr. Boulenger, who now becomes
Curator of the New Aquarium.

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Cutting from the Machinery Market
Address of Publication
Issue dated 3.8.23

Woman Curator of Reptiles.
Miss Joan Procter, F.Z.S., F.L.S., will take
up in November the position of curator of rep-
tiles at the Zoological Gardens. Miss Procter,
who was educated at St. Paul's School for
Girls, worked for some years with Dr. G. A.
Boulenger, who is relinquishing the position.
She has been interested in reptiles and frogs
since her school days and keeps a collection in
her Kensington home.