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Correspondence between B J Iken and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a collection of animals held by Mrs Taylor of the Yellow Fever Institute in Lagos and the return of B J Iken to his role at the Zoo

Correspondence between B J Iken and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding an attempt to ship animals belonging to a Mrs Taylor in Nigeria, to the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between Commander A M Hughes and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding snakes to be collected from Rangoon Zoo and exchanged for Shetland Ponies

Correspondence between T Horwood and George Soper Cansdale regarding a shipment of birds and animals from the Gold Coast for the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between D Horwood and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding obtaining permission for the the shipment of animals to the Zoological Society of London, including Black Duiker, Maxwell's Duiker, Bay Duiker, Treebear and Touraco

Correspondence between Raymond Hook and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding offers of animals including a Rock Hyrax, a pair of Rhinos, Reticulated Giraffes and Grevy's Zebras

Correspondence regarding specimens of Sigmodon and Orkney Voles, animals sent by Raymond Hook and the financing of collections of animals

Correspondence between HM Customs & Excise and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding claims for exemptions from import duty for animals being imported to the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between the Zoo-Centre in Brussels and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the transfer of birds and Wallabies

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