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Correspondence between A G Bennett and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a shipment of penguins to the Zoological Society of London from the Falkland Islands

Correspondence between Geoffrey Marr Vevers and H Bennett in the Falkland Islands regarding a shipment of medication to cure Bumblefoot in Penguins, a shipment of King, Macaroni and Rockhopper Penguins for the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between the British Museum (Natural History) and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a parcel containing fleas sent by Dr J Joff, USSR, reindeer breeding in northern Sweden, a case of Snowy Owls, the skin of a Ringed Penguin, the skull belonging to the White Tayra, a Spider Monkey brought by Webb from British Guiana, and a specimen of the barbel, Barbus barbus

Correspondence between the Dominions Office and Geoffrey Marr Vevers requesting Penguins and Cranes from South Africa for the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between the Governor of Port Stanley and George Soper Cansdale regarding an offer of Adelie penguins to the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between Hubert Jones and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a collection of Cape Penguins for London Zoo

Letters from Sir Richard Owen to Philip Lutley Sclater on subjects such as plates of the Dodo, papers on bird bones, notes on the dissection of a penguin, cetacean drawings, chambered shells, drawings of birds from Madras, photographs of harpagornis and his papers on diornis

Correspondence between A E Parkin and George Soper Cansdale regarding the construction of penguin pools

Correspondence with Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding articles on the pathological and veterinary side of the Zoo, an article of Pandas for publication in British Ally, photographs of lion cubs, photographs of a panda, bound copies of the Zoological Record, an article on the lion Rota, captions for The Sphere, the publication The Life Story of King Penguin, and an article on London Zoo for Trumpeter

Correspondence with Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding general queries such as specimens of Hedgehogs, Birds of Prey, fencing for Bison, samples of bark, the flea Hectopsylla psittaci, insuring animals, big game hunters, a Llama cart, the well in the Zoological Gardens, cattle guards, the caring of monkeys as pets, a Tree Kangaroo named Minnie, the temperature in the Monkey House, bird life of the Cocos Islands, the bodies of Goldfish, measurements of the eyes of animals, photographs of the Penguin Pool and a broadcast on Children's Hour