Correspondence between Mr and Mrs Gunn and George Soper Cansdale, and photograph, regarding a 16 month old Cheetah from Saudi Arabia
Letter regarding three Euphrates Jerboas which were sent to the Zoological Society of London
Correspondence with His Royal Highness the Regent of Iraq and the Medical Officer of the Civil Airport at Northolt, regarding his donation of two Budgerigars
Correspondence with S T Hussain and Sons, Livestock Dealers in Calcutta, regarding the sale of animals to the Zoological Society of London
Correspondence with His Royal Highness Prince Saud Al-Faisal and the Embassy of Saudi Arabia
Includes information on Chitwan and Rhinos
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)
Letter from H C James to David William Mitchell regarding his dispatch to Calcutta from Darjeeling, and birds that are destined for the Zoological Society of London
Letters from J Neeves regarding an Anas Cygna or Chin Chow Goose, a letter from Mr Acali referring to the new Purple Headed Pheasant, a little tortoise that belonged to his daughter which he asked the Zoological Society of London to take charge of in his absence, his son who had been in China to procure a Medallion Pheasant and some bird skins sent by his son for the Zoological Society of London
Letters from Frederic Brine to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the living conditions of a gorilla, a sacred white elephant which was said to have been in Siam but which he refuted, and the height and weight of Jumbo and Jenny