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Letter from Frederick Courteney Selous to Peter Chalmers Mitchell regarding his election to the Fellowship of the Zoological Society of London

Letter from J A Shepherd to Peter Chalmers Mitchell requesting a student ticket giving permission to sketch the animals at the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London

Letters from Sewallis Edward Shirley, 10th Earl Ferrers, to Peter Chalmers Mitchell regarding his gift of a Wild Bull to the Zoological Society of London and his request that no progeny of the bull was to leave the Gardens

Note regarding the bronze duplicate of the Sir Stamford Raffles bust

Note regarding a soup tureen which was formerly the property of Sir Stamford Raffles and was presented to the Society by Major Richard Taylor on the occasion of the Society's centenary

Papers on general rules of the Society for information of the staff

Special Garden Committee memorandum from the Secretary regarding suggested accommodation for animals

Letters, newspaper clippings and will of Herbert Spencer. The Zoological Society of London was one of 12 scientific societies which were beneficiaries of his estate

Letters from Spiers and Pond Ltd regarding spirit licences, lavatories in the Gardens and ownership of outside bars. Also an agreement between the Zoological Society of London and Spiers and Pond Limited

Papers on the status and duties of the Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent and Curators