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

Letter from Edgar Chatterton to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding no longer being able to view the animals behind the cages following reports in the newspapers about the way in which the reptiles were being fed in the reptile house

Letter from John Colam of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the serpent feeding in the reptile house being a healthy amusement for children and young persons

Correspondence with Joan Procter, Curator of Reptiles, regarding safety regulations in the Reptile House

Correspondence with Joan Procter, Curator of Reptiles, regarding safety regulations in the Reptile House

Letter from Edmund B d'Auvergne to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the feeding of live animals to snakes in the Reptile House

Agenda for a special meeting of the Garden Committee on the new Reptile House heating

Letter regarding specimens from Australia that were sent to the Reptile House

Diaries kept by staff that record events, visitors, health of animals etc., in the Reptile House at London Zoo

Correspondence between Malcolm Campbell Ltd and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding labels for the Reptile House and Children's Zoo