Letters from Henry Pollock to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding Brighton Aquarium and the validity of proxies at the general meetings of the Zoological Society of London

Letter from Count Arnoldo Girolamo Povoleri, formerly Arnold Harris Mathew, to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the purchase of land at Brighton for a zoological garden

Letters from Henry Scherren to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding corrections to the proof of 'Region' and the banning of members of the public during feeding time in the Reptile House

Letter from J Travers Smith to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the draft of a proposed petition of the Zoological Society of London against the Regent's Canal City and Docks Railway

Early papers regarding the Aquarium at London Zoo, including correspondence, price lists, reports on visits to Hamburg, Berlin, Brussels and Dresden

Article about the new Aquarium at London Zoo. E G Boulenger was appointed Director, after he superintended the construction

Letter from Sir Garrard Tyrwhitt Drake to Sheffield Airey Neave about Geoffrey Marr Vevers returning to the Zoological Society of London, and a report on the buildings at Whipsnade

Correspondence between Henry Gascoyne Maurice and the Zoological Society of London regarding the reopening of the Aquarium, visits to Whipsnade, the Civil Service Anglers' Association perch, his expenses account, perch from the Lee Conservancy Board, staff appointments, the draft Case for Opinion of Counsel, suggested amendments to the by-laws and the Secretary's memorandum to the Council regarding the suggested amendments