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Letter from Nathaniel Gould to the Council of the Zoological Society of London regarding societies in north America

Correspondence between Fellows and Council regarding the Informal Committee of Zoologists which was established for the protection of the interests of the Society in the situation following the announcement by the Council at the Ordinary General Meeting on 18th March 1942, that they had obtained Emergency Powers from the Privy Council to suppress the post of Secretary for the duration of the war

Papers regarding the authority of the council of the Zoological Society of London, including the legal opinion on the right of Council to grant pensions to staff and office; information regarding the illegality of Council's submitting its acts performed by virtue of the powers so conferred on them for confirmation or reversal by a General Meeting of the Fellows; Council's authority to appoint staff without reference to the Fellows; original authority for paying the Secretary; legal opinion regarding Dr Sclater's pension; authority to the Society to dispose of property and a codicil to Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell's will