Letters from Frederic Brine to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the living conditions of a gorilla, a sacred white elephant which was said to have been in Siam but which he refuted, and the height and weight of Jumbo and Jenny

Paper regarding the exhibition of an albino elephant at London Zoo, alongside another elephant, from the National Karen Association of Burma

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

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

Letters from Captain W Ansell to Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding an offer to collect animals from Eastern Tibet for the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between Baghdad Zoo and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the proposed opening of a Zoological Garden in Baghdad

Correspondence between Bombay Natural History Society and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the import of animals to the Zoological Society of Great Britain, including a Sloth Bear Cubs and Snakes

Correspondence between Columbo Zoo and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the temporary deposit of a Leopard cub at Colombo Zoo before shipment to the Zoological Society of London, and the return of Simon, a Ceylon Zoo Elephant Keeper

Black and white and colour photographs, mainly of various zoos, including Frankfurt, Berlin, Jersey, Antwerp, Stuttgart, Bristol, Paignton, Thoiry, Ueno (Tokyo) and Singapore, as well as images of herpetological specimens in captivity

An album of black and white and colour photographs, including images of herpetofauna (snakes, frogs and crocodiles) in captivity and in the wild, as well as various zoo reptile enclosures, including Berlin, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Singapore and Chester