Minutes of the Prosectorial Committee of the Zoological Society of London

Minutes and reports of the Prosector and Honorary Parasitologist for the Prosectorial Committee of the Zoological Society of London. Also a report on blood slides received from the Zoological Gardens

Minutes, memorandums, reports of the Prosector, Honorary Parasitologist and the Veterinary Officer for the Prosectorial Committee of the Zoological Society of London. Also observations on the report of the committee on duties and scope of Prosectorial Committee

Minutes of the Zoological Research Committee of the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between Sir William Gowers and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding A J Ferrier who wrote the book 'Elephants in Burma', and a question on the weight of an elephant before death

Correspondence between the Control Commission for Germany and George Soper Cansdale regarding the death of an Ostrich on deposit from Hamburg, and a question as to whether or not the Zoological Society of London wished to return the animals on deposit from Germany before the end of the agreed period of loan, i.e. 1950

General correspondence with Sir Martin Wyatt Holdgate regarding his memoirs, recognition of Solly Zuckerman, foot and mouth disease and the death of Sir William Henderson

A ledger containing listings of animals at Belle Vue Zoo, giving date of arrival, supplier, price, species, sex, condition, and disposal (sale/exchange/died/gift/loan). New animals added from 1960-1971, but animals that arrived earlier and were still living in the zoo are listed too, going back to 1938