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Correspondence between Major H B Sharpe and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding arrangements for Cecil Stanley Webb to collect an elephant from Kenya for the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between Lord John Sanger & Sons, Limited and A Thompson, Assistant Superintendent at the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London regarding special side shows with extra admission, and an elephant to be sent to the Zoo

Letter from the Royal Zoological Society of London regarding any difference in the height of an Elephant when standing and when lying on its side. Also a paper on 'The Birth of an Asiatic Elephant' by Dr Ellen M Hindle (based on a report by Dr Lamberto Crudi, Director, Zoological Gardens, Rome)

Correspondence between Captain A T Ritchie and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the return of Cecil Webb from Madagascar with an elephant that Mr Sharpe had for the Zoological Society of London at Ngobit, and any other animals available for shipment, also Webb's appointment as a whole-time salaried collection for the Society, with the title of Curator

Recommendation for Simon Pereira who brought over three Indian Elephants from Ceylon to the Zoological Society of London, and worked on the staff of the Society or six months

Correspondence between ZSL Library and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a report about Congo Elephants to be deposited in the Library, the return of a book to the Library called 'Wild Animals in Captivity, a collection of photographs taken by the husband of Cherry Kearton, and a donation of engravings from Lady Smith Woodward

Correspondence regarding an offer to supply Elephants and Rhinocersoses to 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 David Ezra and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding Kodiak Bears and elephants for the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between Alfred Ezra and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding Kodiak Bears and elephants for the Zoological Society of London