Correspondence regarding specimens of Sigmodon and Orkney Voles, animals sent by Raymond Hook and the financing of collections of animals
Correspondence with Philadelphia Zoological Gardens regarding regarding the War
Includes copies of the letter of appointment of Hodgson as Resident in Nepal (1833) and extracts from congratulatory letters and testimonials (some from Lord Auckland)
Correspondence of Officers of the Zoological Society of London regarding a memorial service for Viscount Alanbrooke
Correspondence between Sir Arthur Landsborough Thomson and L Harrison Matthews regarding the XI International Ornithological Congress, Scientific Meetings, the Medical Research Council's Radiobiological Research Unit, the International Congress of Zoology, Council Meetings, Goliath Herons, reports of the Prosectorial Sub-Committee, meetings of the Publication Committee, the British Ornithologists' Union, the proposed advertisement for the Curatorship of the Aquarium, Corresponding Membership, and meetings of the Selection Committee and Planning Committee
Correspondence between Sir Arthur Landsborough Thomson and L Harrison Matthews regarding applications for the appointment as Veterinary Pathologist at the Zoological Society of London, Scientific Meetings, articles on Gambia, Gophers, the selection of recipients of the John Scott Medal Award, and the sequence of families in the systematic part of the Aves Zoo
Correspondence between Sir Arthur Landsborough Thomson and L Harrison Matthews regarding Scientific Meetings and extraneous activities of staff
Correspondence between Sir Arthur Landsborough Thomson and L Harrison Matthews regarding Scientific Meetings, meetings of the Publications Committee, David Attenborough's talk again his Madagascar trip, draft minutes, and candidates for the Scientific Fellowship
Correspondence between Sir Arthur Landsborough Thomson and L Harrison Matthews regarding the Stamford Raffles Award, the Scientific Fellowship, and articles on 'Utilisation By Man', 'Edible Nests' and 'Palatability of Birds and Eggs'
Correspondence and papers regarding 'A New Dictionary of Birds', a centenary publication of the British Ornithologists' Union, and edited by Sir Landsborough Thomson