Correspondence with foreign royalty such as Prince Ranier of Monaco, Prince and Princess Hitachi of Japan, King Hussein of Jordan, King Peter II and Queen Salote of Tonga

Papers relating to a visit by the Emperor of Japan to the Zoological Society of London

Letters from Thomas Horsfield regarding his inability to meet Yarrell and Sabine, examination of his proofs, information of remarks of any kind on a species of elephant described in a passage he quotes from Bishop Heber's journal, Bennet's judgement on descriptions of several species, and an introduction to Mr Hugh Murrey who was was engaged in publication of an Account of China for the Edinburgh Cabinet Library in Zoology of China

Letter from W Masters to Joseph Sabine at Bruton Street regarding a present received by Canterbury Museum from S R Lushington, recently returned from India, comprising of 2 Hunt Leopards, 1 Royal Tiger and 2 Black Monkeys. They are currently in the West Indies Docks. The Museum has no facilities for handling them and asks to send for the animals to Regent's Park

Copy of a letter from Earl Charles John Canning to Colonel Phipps regarding birds in Calcutta and an expedition by an agent of the Zoological Society of London

Letters from Alexander Shaw to David William Mitchell regarding tigers from Bombay sent to the Zoological Society of London

Letters from Gerald Chetwynd Talbot, Private Secretary to the Governor General of India, to David William Mitchell regarding occurrences in the upper provinces of India which prevent the sending of Himalayan birds to England and the agent sent to Calcutta by the Zoological Society of London, a wild goat sent for presentation to Prince Albert, and a collection of hill birds for Prince Albert

Correspondence between Bombay Natural History Society and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the shipment of leopard cubs to the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between the British India Steam Navigations Company Ltd and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the shipment of two Leopard cubs from Bombay Natural History Society to the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between Colombo Zoo and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the Osman Hill collection which was temporarily housed in London Zoo on behalf on Dr W C C Hill