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Bristol Zoo
SUP/5/1/2/38 · File · 1946
Part of Superintendents

Correspondence between Bristol Zoo and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a collection from Philadelphia for the Zoological Society of London, a pair of Husky Dogs for Bristol Zoo, the transfer of surplus animals from Alabi, By-Laws of the Zoological Society of London, import licences, a shipment of raccoons, a Duiker onboard Ocean Fame for the Zoological Society of London, an order for a pair of Sea Lions, information on staff salary scales, a Serval Cat donated by Manchester Zoo and pathological information regarding primary amyloidosis

SUP/5/1/2/36 · File · 1946
Part of Superintendents

Correspondence between British Museum (Natural History) and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a report of a Black-Headed Gull to the Bird-Ringing Committee at the British Museum of Natural History, articles on Okapi by Reginald Innes Pocock, an account of the baby Dendrohyrax by Cecil Stanley Webb , Antarctic Seals, skins and skulls of small carnivores, the fox which the Zoological Society of London received from Tel Aviv Gardens, an exhibition of Tree Hyraxes, exhibits for Major Cottam, donations of specimens to the British Museum (Natural History), mongoose skins, Tangier Smith's location in Sze Chuan to locate the original Pandas, the release of Kodiak Bears at Whipsnade Zoo, publications by Doubleday on the Giant Panda, rings for a Golden Eagle from the Bird-Ringing Committee, the species of Monkey from Northern Nigeria, a Leopard from the Himalayas, measurements of the Kodiak Bears called Kam and Schatka at Whipsnade, and a donation of Hedgehogs to the USA

Burnet, Tait and Lorne
SEC/10/1/1 · File · 1936-1937
Part of ZSL Secretaries

Correspondence between Burnet, Tait and Lorne and Julian Sorell Huxley regarding proposed new elephant and rhinoceros houses and paddocks at the Zoological Society of London, and the proposed Tusker Elephant House at Whipsnade Zoo. Also minutes of the Whipsnade Committee 9th December 1936, and an extract from a memo on accommodation for catering staff at Whipsnade (known then as the House of Pleasant Bread)

Buxton, Major A
SUP/5/1/2/45 · File · 1946
Part of Superintendents

Correspondence between Major A Buxton and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a visit to Whipsnade Zoo and the presentation of a Cheetah to the Zoological Society of London

Carpenter, William B
SEC/7/3/4 · Item · 1881
Part of ZSL Secretaries

Letter from William B Carpenter to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the projected line of railway along the course of Regent's Canal

Cates, Arthur
SEC/7/3/5 · File · 1881-1894
Part of ZSL Secretaries

Letters from Arthur Cates to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the proposed Regent's Canal Railway

Chatterton, Edgar
SEC/7/3/9 · Item · 1902
Part of ZSL Secretaries

Letter from Edgar Chatterton to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding no longer being able to view the animals behind the cages following reports in the newspapers about the way in which the reptiles were being fed in the reptile house

Clark, Kenneth
SEC/10/1/2 · File · 1937
Part of ZSL Secretaries

Letters from Kenneth Clark of the National Gallery, to Julian Sorell Huxley regarding John Driberg and Lubetkin's plans for the Elephant House at the the Zoological Society of London

Colam, John
SEC/7/3/16 · File · 1881
Part of ZSL Secretaries

Letter from John Colam of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the serpent feeding in the reptile house being a healthy amusement for children and young persons

Copenhagen Zoo
SUP/5/1/2/71 · File · 1946
Part of Superintendents

Correspondence between Copenhagen Zoo and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a visit to London and Whipsnade Zoos, with arrangements regarding the transfer of animals