Letters from Frederick Courteney Selous to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding his papers, notes on his egg collecting trip to Asia Minor, admission to the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London, a donation towards the International Congress of Zoology, notes on the red Rhebuck, meetings the Zoological Society of London, the horns of a white rhinoceros, his election as a corresponding member of the Society and accounts of his travels

Correspondence between Sir Arthur Landsborough Thomson and L Harrison Matthews regarding the Stamford Raffles Award, the Scientific Fellowship, and articles on 'Utilisation By Man', 'Edible Nests' and 'Palatability of Birds and Eggs'

Letters from Edward Smith Stanley regarding matters concerning the government, problems of the Zoological Society of London, supply and exchange of animals, discussion of descriptions and well-being of animals and the hatching of eggs

Correspondence with Sir Clive Milnes-Coates regarding the purchase of Tufted Ducks and the eggs of Reeves Pheasant

Letter regarding lost eggs in a nest inside the Waterbuck Shed

Correspondence with Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding medical and veterinary supplies such as microscopes and syringes. Also a letter from the Directorate of Medical Supplies at the Ministry of Supply regarding research into a vaccine for Scrub Typhus and a request for Ostrich Eggs.