Correspondence between F G Rollason and George Soper Cansdale regarding a Himalayan Bear called Vicky which was presented to the Zoological Society of London in the Spring of 1946 by the 89 Squadron RAF which had been stationed in Singapore

Correspondence between the Royal Society of Ireland and George Soper Cansdale regarding an exchange of Brown Pelicans and Canadian Black Bear cubs for Giraffes or a Camel

Correspondence declining the offer of a Tibetan Bear by Sir Antony Rumbold to the Zoological Society of London

Letters from Edwin Linley Sambourne to Peter Chalmers Mitchell regarding the Bear Pit at the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London and his admission to the Gardens

Correspondence between Josef Schauer and George Soper Cansdale regarding the purchase of three male bear cubs from the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between the Sultan of Johore and George Soper Cansdale regarding a donation of a male Malay Bear to the Zoological Society of London

Folder 1: Tender for the Restoration and Waterproofing of the Mappin Terraces - Conditions of Contract, Specifications and Bill of Quantities. Includes 4 drawings: 4105/1 - Goat Enclosures 'A' and 'B', Plans and Elevations; 4105/2 - Bear Enclosures '2'

Correspondence between David Turnball-Simpson and George Soper Cansdale regarding negatives of Winnie the Bear, the shipping of a Great Dane and a dispatch of animals from Tehran

Correspondence between David Turnball-Simpson and George Soper Cansdale regarding the donation of a male bear cub (known locally as a Bakhtiary) from South Iran to the Zoological Society of London