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Correspondence between Columbo Zoo and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the temporary deposit of a Leopard cub at Colombo Zoo before shipment to the Zoological Society of London, and the return of Simon, a Ceylon Zoo Elephant Keeper

Recommendation for Simon Pereira who brought over three Indian Elephants from Ceylon to the Zoological Society of London, and worked on the staff of the Society or six months

Correspondence between Captain A T Ritchie and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the return of Cecil Webb from Madagascar with an elephant that Mr Sharpe had for the Zoological Society of London at Ngobit, and any other animals available for shipment, also Webb's appointment as a whole-time salaried collection for the Society, with the title of Curator

Correspondence between Major H B Sharpe and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding arrangements for Cecil Stanley Webb to collect an elephant from Kenya for the Zoological Society of London

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

Correspondence between G Agarwala and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the offer of an Indian Elephant to the Zoological Society of London

Includes: memos from the Layout Committee; letters from Lubetkin to Huxley; costings; Contract with Tecton; copy of 'The Architect and Building News', June 1944; handwritten notes; specifications. Includes correspondence with Burnet, Tait and Lorne; and with Tecton. Also mentions other abandoned schemes by Tecton for Gibbon House, Children's Zoo, South Gate. Includes correspondence between Huxley and the Maharajah of Bhavnagar and J Ellerman about funding; with Sir Harry Boyd of the Home Office concerning Royal patronage. Correspondence with Zoo Directors in Chicago, Dresden, Stellingen about their elephant houses.

Concerning the new plans by Casson Conder and partners

Correspondence between W Batty of Astley's Amphitheatre, to David William Mitchell regarding the price for two elephants

Letters from Spenser St John to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding P T Barnum exhibiting an elephant at the Zoological Society of London