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Correspondence between Basel Zoo and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding an exchange of Wallabies and Hamsters

Correspondence between the Duke of Bedford and George Soper Cansdale regarding the import of animals from Taronga Park, Parrots to be imported to Barrington House in Haywards Heath, the importation of European Bison from Sweden for the Duke of Bedford, and the exchange of other animals

Letters from Thomas Bell regarding his apologies that he will be unable to meet Edward Turner Bennett at the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London, proposed changes to the Gardens of the Society, a recommendation for William Cranley to work in the museum and an invitation to dinner

Letter to G Iles of Belle Vue Zoo in Manchester regarding J Seago leaving for East Africa to collect live animals

Correspondence between Belle Vue Zoo in Manchester and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding viper antivenin serums

Correspondence regarding Berlin Zoo following bombings during the War

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

Black and white negatives and accompanying proof sheet of a macaque/Celebes ape (Macaca nigra) and baby in Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens, dated 1 January 1972; colour negatives of a young jaguar with J D Romer, and of snakes (Rhabdophis subminiatus) in captivity, probably in Hong Kong, dated February to March 1980

Letters from Gambier Bolton to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding alterations and additions to the gardens of the Zoological Society of London due to the decline in visitors

Correspondence between Bristol Zoo and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a collection from Philadelphia for the Zoological Society of London, a pair of Husky Dogs for Bristol Zoo, the transfer of surplus animals from Alabi, By-Laws of the Zoological Society of London, import licences, a shipment of raccoons, a Duiker onboard Ocean Fame for the Zoological Society of London, an order for a pair of Sea Lions, information on staff salary scales, a Serval Cat donated by Manchester Zoo and pathological information regarding primary amyloidosis