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Non-ZSL collections which have been donated to ZSL Archive

The Association of British Zoologists was formed at the Meeting of British Zoologists on 5 Jan 1929 "to ensure a permanent organisation, with a Council which can represent British Zoologists between their annual Meetings". The first Council meeting was on 11 Jan 1930. Final meeting held 13 Jan 1973.

Complete minutes of the Association of British Zoologists. Also includes lists of members, letters, reports of the Sub-Committees and the Constitution

Agenda papers and abstracts of the Association of British Zoologists, collected by ABZ member Mr W B Yapp

Attendance book of the Association of British Zoologists

Circulars, printed papers and correspondence of Dr Bidder, mainly concerning the Meetings of British Zoologists, the forming of the Association of British Zoologists, and urging the split of the British Museum and the Natural History Museum. Most are from 1920's and are unordered. Includes letters from Prof. Balfour-Browne, P Chalmers Mitchell and E Ray Lankester, etc

2 volumes of autographs collected by Hugh S Gladstone (1877-1949), and presented to the society by him. Gladstone was a Scottish Ornithologist and landowner. Volume 2 contains a list of 161 autographs (signatures) of naturalists, but Volume 1 does not contain a list. 

Autograph volume

Autograph volume

Two volumes describe two voyages which he took: to West Indies, South America, East Indies, China, Cape of Good Hope, and St Helena between 1823 and 1833 on the H C Ship Berwickshire.