Letters from Arthur E Brown of the Zoological Society of Philadelphia, to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the birth of an African elephant
Correspondence between Clarence Bartlett, Philip Lutley Sclater and Balmoral Castle regarding the skin and skeleton of a giraffe and the donation of the skin to the Natural History Museum. Also telegrams from Balmoral Castle sending the Queen's condolences on the death of the giraffe and her request that it should be buried
Letter from Lewis Adolphus Bernays to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the Acclimatisation Society of Queensland
Letter from the New York Zoological Society regarding the acquisition of an Indian Rhinoceros
Correspondence of Officers of the Zoological Society of London regarding a memorial service for Viscount Alanbrooke
Correspondence between Sir Arthur Landsborough Thomson and L Harrison Matthews regarding the XI International Ornithological Congress, Scientific Meetings, the Medical Research Council's Radiobiological Research Unit, the International Congress of Zoology, Council Meetings, Goliath Herons, reports of the Prosectorial Sub-Committee, meetings of the Publication Committee, the British Ornithologists' Union, the proposed advertisement for the Curatorship of the Aquarium, Corresponding Membership, and meetings of the Selection Committee and Planning Committee
Correspondence between Sir Arthur Landsborough Thomson and L Harrison Matthews regarding applications for the appointment as Veterinary Pathologist at the Zoological Society of London, Scientific Meetings, articles on Gambia, Gophers, the selection of recipients of the John Scott Medal Award, and the sequence of families in the systematic part of the Aves Zoo
Correspondence between Sir Arthur Landsborough Thomson and L Harrison Matthews regarding Scientific Meetings and extraneous activities of staff
Correspondence between Sir Arthur Landsborough Thomson and L Harrison Matthews regarding Scientific Meetings, meetings of the Publications Committee, David Attenborough's talk again his Madagascar trip, draft minutes, and candidates for the Scientific Fellowship
Correspondence between Sir Arthur Landsborough Thomson and L Harrison Matthews regarding the Stamford Raffles Award, the Scientific Fellowship, and articles on 'Utilisation By Man', 'Edible Nests' and 'Palatability of Birds and Eggs'