Colour negatives taken in the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens, of the mammal house, dated November 1974; lemurs, marmosets, a Celebes ape and an agouti, dated 1975; orangutans, dated May 1978; a hand-reared squirrel monkey and other mammals, dated 25 September 1975
Black and white and colour photographs, mainly of various zoos, including Frankfurt, Berlin, Jersey, Antwerp, Stuttgart, Bristol, Paignton, Thoiry, Ueno (Tokyo) and Singapore, as well as images of herpetological specimens in captivity
Mounted colour slides mainly of snake specimens, but also including images of the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens and local landscape, along with some personal images
Handwritten notes by J D Romer on Hong Kong chelonians, lizards and amphibians, 1947-1965; Hong Kong amphibians, 1967-1981; Hong Kong chelonians and lizards, 1967-1981; Hong Kong snakes, 1947-1967; and Hong Kong snakes, 1967-1981
Correspondence between Sheffield Airey Neave and Alan Francis Brooke regarding Webb's resignation, transcripts of minutes of an Ordinary General Meeting, Bye-Laws of the Zoological Society of London, the re-creation of the Secretaryship Committee, presentations of the Gold Medal and visits to Whipsnade
Correspondence between Sir Arthur Landsborough Thomson and L Harrison Matthews regarding outside activities of members of staff, Scientific Meetings, an invitation to the dinner of the British Ornithologists' Union, meetings of the Council and Honorary Life Fellowships
Correspondence between Sir Arthur Landsborough Thomson and L Harrison Matthews regarding meetings of the Selection Committee, the Annual Report, meetings of the Finance Committee, meetings of the Publications Committee, statement of the duties of Honorary Officers, the arrangement of Committees, abstracts in the Ibis, the Zoological Record, the Chairman of the Pink Elephants, the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, Scientific Meetings, the British Guiana expedition, meetings of the Prosectorial Committee, the United Workers' Association, Professional Fellows, the Medical Research Council, the Centenary celebration of Madras Zoo, allegations against staff, Gerbils of the genus Meriones, and cases of controlling inter-current tuberculosis among colonies of monkeys
Correspondence between Sir Arthur Landsborough Thomson and L Harrison Matthews regarding Dr Harrison Matthews' memorandum for a Council Meeting, articles in the International Zoo Yearbook, and candidates for the Scientific Fellowship