10th and 29th June and 19th July 1858 Letters. Mitchell (ZSL) to Hodgson January 1865 List of donations of inventories to various societies and universities. 20th July 1867 Letter from A Gunther (BM) re printing of memorandum 30th January 1870 GFS Marshall to Hodgson 7th February 1870 Grote to Hodgson about conversation with Marshall 7th February 1870 Unsigned letter suggesting sending drawings to Hume 2nd February 1870 Hodgson to Marshall 11th February 1870 Hodgson to Marshall March 1870 Proposal for publication by Allan Hume (Joseph Hume's son) of an illustrated history of Indian birds. Estimated cost £20,000. Passed on to Hodgson with comment that "it does seem to be a hopeless business". 12th April 1870 Letter from GFS Marshall to Hodgson referring to publication of a pamphlet by Hume and noting Hodgson's wish to subscribe to Hume's proposed illustrated history. 20th May (1870) Marshall to Hodgson expressing faith shaken in quality of Hume's "illustrated work". 13th July 1874 List of annotated drawings sent to ZSL 13th July 1874 Receipt by ZSL of list of drawings 20th July 1874 Acknowledgment by ZSL of receipt of drawings Undated Letter to Hodgson from Sec. ZSL stating that Hodgson's annual subscription for membership of ZSL would be £2. 12th August 1874 Letter of thanks for presentation of drawings to ZSL 12th August 1874 From Slater (Sec. ZSL) notifying Hodgson of admission as Fellow of ZSL
November 1840 List of mammal skins sent home Prospectus of proposed work by Hodgson on Zoology of Nepal 3 January 1843 Memorandum of skins sent by Hodgson from Canterbury to E Hawkins at British Museum December 1844 Letter from Hodgson (Canterbury) offering collections and asking for help in publishing drawings 15 December 1844 (Canterbury) Letter from Hodgson proposing to present finished drawings and specimens to BM. Requests patronage for proposed publication and help in recovering specimens from Mr Howard 20 December 1844 from Sec. BM thanking Hodgson for gift but expressing Trustees inability to give financial help with publication 28 December 1844 from College of Surgeons accepting gift offered 23 December 1844 from See BM arranging collection of specimens and stating intention to arrange cataloguing 27 December 1844 Hodgson (Canterbury) to JEGray re original and fair copies of drawings 2 January 1845 List of mammal and bird skins in boxes No date. Hodgson to RCS offering boxes [Note dated Jan 1845 of refusal] 3 January 1845 Hodgson records handing over specimens of skins, osteological materials and drawings to agent of BM. Some of osteological material to go to RCS 8 January 1845 Hodgson (Canterbury) to RCS offering osteological materials 23 January 1845 Sec BM to Hodgson acknowledging receipt of specimens and requesting names of institutions and individuals to receive duplicates No date Dr JE Gray (BM) suggesting institutions and individuals to receive duplicates 23 January 1845 Hodgson to Court of Directors of EICo offering specimens 4 February 1845 Hodgson to Sec of Trustees of BM with names to receive duplicates. Mention of people who have missing drawings. Request for help in recovering set of drawings of mammals from Mr Howard. 5 February 1845. Hodgson offering specimens to U. of Leyden 6 February 1845 India House to Hodgson accepting offer of specimens 10 February 1845 Memorandum of zoological collection delivered to BM and how to be distributed 4 March 1845 Sec BM to Hodgson. No realistic chance of recovery from Mr Howard's receiver 5 March 1845 Sec BM to Hodgson. Acknowledging and thanking for osteological specimens 23 May 1845 HE Strickland (The Lodge Tewkesbury) thanking Hodgson for offer of specimens 12 June 1845 Robert Ball (Dublin Museum) thanking H for specimens presented 14 June 1845 HE Strickland acknowledging receipt of collection of Nepal birds Memo of zoological specimens presented to various institutions 15 August 1845 Dr Burnett (Haslar Hospital) acknowledging receipt of 2 human skulls and 79 osteological specimens 1 February 1847 Dr JE Gray sends 12 copies of letter 7 April 1848 James Hume, Sec Agricultural Society (Metcalfe's House, Calcutta) enclosing RGW Frith's memo on silk worms 12 June 1848 Full description of specimens (silk worms) with 2 memos from RWG Frith. Reference to delay. 4th August 1848 29th September 1853 Classified catalogue of collection of skins presented to EICo by Hodgson November 1852 13 March 1860. Letter from F Moore with list of birds of Nepal and Tibet collected by Hodgson August 1869 Memo by Hodgson in event of his death. [Portfolio of drawings 2 of mammals 4 of birds to be given to Zoological Society] January and May 1873. List of Ethnographical drawings numbered by sheets. Jan 1873 to be given to Sir John Lubbock. May 1873 altered to be given to Christie Collection No date Memo of numbers in collection 2 pages of cuttings from "Indian Field" - Article by Blyth on bovine animals
Descriptions of the animals of Nepal, Sikim and Tibet
Letters from Lionel Walter Rothschild thanking Reginald Innes Pocock for photographs he sent, four hen pheasants for the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London, the purchase of a fox and a young Cassoway offered to the Society
Letters from Captain W Ansell to Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding an offer to collect animals from Eastern Tibet for the Zoological Society of London
Correspondence between Geoffrey Marr Vevers and Captain Beale, Superintendent at Whipsnade Zoo, regarding the return of staff from military service, information about disabled men on the staff at Whipsnade in relation to the Disabled Person (Employment) Act 1944 Quota Scheme, the progress of a baby chimp called Uno, the purchase of wire netting, Whipsnade Committee's visit of inspection to Whipsnade Zoo, accommodation at Chapel Farm and notes on the Whipsnade chimpanzee
Letter regarding lost eggs in a nest inside the Waterbuck Shed
Correspondence between Lt. K V Boothroyd and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding Fellowship of the Zoological Society of London and a request for a Mongoose
Correspondence between the British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding animals being transported to the Zoological Society of London, such as a Sloth Bear Cub on board the Manatola, and animals collected by Cecil Stanley Webb from East Africa on the Urlana