Files relating to a trip Thompson took to Calcutta to bring back animals. Includes finances, bills and a brief diary.

Correspondence between the Zoological Garden in Alipore and the Zoological Society of London regarding a collection for the Society being shipped from Colombo to Calcutta by Mr Osman Hill

Correspondence with His Royal Highness the Regent of Iraq and the Medical Officer of the Civil Airport at Northolt, regarding his donation of two Budgerigars

Correspondence with K L Acooli and Sons of Calcutta, regarding the purchase of animals for the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence with Khan Wild Animal Farm regarding the supply of animals, such as two Royal Bengal Tiger Cubs which were sent to Dudley Zoological Society

Correspondence with S T Hussain and Sons, Livestock Dealers in Calcutta, regarding the sale of animals to the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence with Professor K Lorenz regarding a grey lag, a jackdaw and a mallard to be taken to Lime Grove, a paper on the ethology of the European Bullfinch by Dr Jurgen Nicolai, and a request for bullfinches from Calcutta

Papers and correspondence relating to F C Akhurst's visit to Singapore to establish the Van Keef Aquarium

Correspondence with Sidney Bernstein regarding permission to send a Granada team to film animals in China

Correspondence with Rear-Admiral Christopher Bonham-Carter animals to be collected from India, Pakistan, Nepal and Iran, a request for otters and admission prices for students