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Letter from Henry Francis Blanford to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding an application from the Prosector's assistant at the Zoological Society of London for the post of Osteologist at the Indian Museum

Report on the status and operation of the British Museum (Natural History), and damage suffered as a result of enemy action

Copy of Conveyance of lands and premises at Quex Park, Birchington, Isle of Thanet in the County of Kent for the purpose of a museum from Percy Horace Gordon Powell-Cotton to Trustees of the Powell-Cotton Museum

Letter from Sir George Cornewall Lewis to David William Mitchell regarding the Treasury not being prepared to purchase the collection of the Museum of the Zoological Society of London

Letter from Magrath regarding plans of a museum. He remarks that they are less expensive than Anglesea or the Duke of Buckingham's House

Letter from W Masters to Joseph Sabine at Bruton Street regarding a present received by Canterbury Museum from S R Lushington, recently returned from India, comprising of 2 Hunt Leopards, 1 Royal Tiger and 2 Black Monkeys. They are currently in the West Indies Docks. The Museum has no facilities for handling them and asks to send for the animals to Regent's Park

Lists specimens sent to the Natural History Museum

Letter regarding notes on various lizards and a West African Echis

Edward George Boulenger spent three weeks in America where he visited and studied the aquaria, zoological parks and museums in New York and Chicago

Letter from the Sunday Opening Joint Deputation to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the opening of museums, art galleries and libraries on Sundays