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Papers relating to changes in the ZSL Charter and Bylaws. The majority of these papers are on the controversy caused by the intention to open London Zoo to the public on Sunday mornings, formerly the preserve of ZSL Fellows. A group of Fellows formed the 'FZS Committee', under the Chairmanship of Mr RJ Knowles, to fight ZSL Council. The changes in the Bylaws were voted on and approved by the Fellowship, but this was then challenged by Knowles who took ZSL to the High Court and won. Knowles finally lost at the Court of Appeal. Three years later ZSL was granted a new Charter and Bylaws.

Zoo - Sunday Opening, 1957-1958.

Third Charter of ZSL, granted by Queen Elizabeth II, 19 May 1995.

Original Charter of ZSL, granted by King George IV, 27 March 1829

Supplemental Charter of ZSL, granted by King George VI, 18 May 1948

Second Charter of ZSL, granted by Queen Elizabeth II, 15 Jan 1963;

ZSL Charter and By-Laws. Revisions and Interpretations​, 1848-1948. (Compiled 1940-1948).

Revision of Charter & Byelaws, 1959-1960; Drafts of Fellows' Proposal Forms, 1960; New Charter (Misc.), 1961-1962; Revision of Charter & Byelaws - Correspondence with Fellows, 1962; Privy Council, 1962-1963; Charter and Bye-Laws, 1962; Charter Correspondence, 1962-1963; Byelaws Correspondence, 1963.

Revision of Bye-Laws. Correspondence: Oct-Nov 1957; Dec 1957; 1958.

Letters to Fellows, 1958; Issue of Documents to Fellows, 1958; Application forms for Fellowship, 1959-1960; Revision of Bye-laws, 1958; Fellows - New bye-laws, 1958; Proposed changes in new Zoo bye-laws, 1959; Zoo - Bye-laws, 1959; New bye-laws, 1958-1959.