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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.

The official published annual reports of ZSL. Also known as 'Reports of the Council and Auditors of the Zoological Society of London'. From 2001 called 'Annual Review'.

Committee papers of the Zoo Standards Committee, an ad hoc committee set up by the Conference of Directors of Zoological Societies of England, Scotland and Ireland

William Yarrell was a zoologist. He was one of the original members of the Zoological Society of London and was a founder of the Royal Entomological Society. He was ZSL Secretary from 1836-1838.

William Ogilby was a zoologist. He is perhaps best known for this work around the classification order of cheiropoda, linking mammals who had hands. He was ZSL Secretary from 1839-1847.

William Lutley Sclater was a zoologist and the son of previous ZSL Secretary, Philip Lutley Sclater. He himself was only ZSL Secretary for 1 year in 1903, before Peter Chalmers Mitchell was selected for the post.

All passenger and revenue information still exists and has been collated in chronological order in an archive of raw data over 3 volumes. Additionally all correspondence and significant reports exist from 1968 to date, displaying the plans for the railway from the start right through to today. This has been chronologically put together over 7 volumes.