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Letter from Catherine Barnes regarding a stuffed specimen of 'Ground Dove'. Says she was attempting to bring Edward Turner Bennett two live humming birds, fed on sugar solution, but both died in a storm

Letters from Frank Evers Beddard to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the cause of death of a giraffe in the Zoo, his appointment as Vice-Secretary, meetings of the flower memorial committee, the death of a calf of Sanger's elephant, the death of the Nasalis larvatus, the purchase of a Langur, a collection of plants, and his position as Prosector

Correspondence between Winston Churchill and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the death of a female Kangaroo, and the cured skin which was sent to Winston Churchill

Correspondence between the Control Commission for Germany and George Soper Cansdale regarding the death of an Ostrich on deposit from Hamburg, and a question as to whether or not the Zoological Society of London wished to return the animals on deposit from Germany before the end of the agreed period of loan, i.e. 1950

General correspondence with Sir Martin Wyatt Holdgate regarding his memoirs, recognition of Solly Zuckerman, foot and mouth disease and the death of Sir William Henderson

Correspondence between Sir William Gowers and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding A J Ferrier who wrote the book 'Elephants in Burma', and a question on the weight of an elephant before death

Letters from John Edward Grey of the British Museum to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the key to the gardens of the Zoological Society of London, a paper on tortoises, specimens of a monkey and lemur to be exhibited at a meeting, the death of a gorilla, meetings of the Council, and reports of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Letters from William Heame regarding the arrival of the Brig 'Adak' at London Docks with a Hawksbill Turtle, 2 Land Tortoises, 1 male ditto, 1 Pigeon, 6 Doves and a flamingo which is supposed to be dead and only a skin. Also speaks of the arrival of his display cabinet and asks the Zoological Society of London to select and withdraw all the insects they desire from drawers of his in their possession

Letters from Winifred Johnston to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding her paroquet that she wished to deposit at the gardens of the Zoological Society of London and the death of Dinduna, her baboon

Letter regarding a specimen of a dead adder which was shipped on board the 'City of Poona' from Adelaide