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Eggler, John
SUP/5/1/2/88 · File · 1946
Part of Superintendents

Correspondence with Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding John Eggler's resignation from Whipsnade Zoo

E A Gibson & Co. Ltd
SUP/5/1/2/86 · Item · 1946
Part of Superintendents

Letter regarding a shipment of sea water to the River Thames for use in the Aquarium of the Zoological Society of London

Duke of Bedford
SUP/5/1/3/18 · File · 1947
Part of Superintendents

Correspondence between the Duke of Bedford and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding getting European Bison from Poland, the Curator of the New York Zoological Society sending White-tailed deer to the Zoological Society of London, an offer of Chartley Cattle and Soay Sheep by the Duke of Bedford, a specimen of the under-coat of the Pere David's deer, the early history of Pere David's deer, an Indian Rhino being brought from Calcutta by ZSL Overseer L M Flewin, Wisent bulls in Stockholm, the rearing of Pere David's deer at Whipsnade, an exchange of Parakeets, and the importation of Pere David's deer to Australia,

Cox & Danks Ltd
SUP/5/1/2/73 · File · 1946
Part of Superintendents

Correspondence between Cox & Danks Ltd and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding orders of wire netting for Whipsnade Zoo

Copenhagen Zoo
SUP/5/1/2/71 · File · 1946
Part of Superintendents

Correspondence between Copenhagen Zoo and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a visit to London and Whipsnade Zoos, with arrangements regarding the transfer of animals

Buxton, Major A
SUP/5/1/2/45 · File · 1946
Part of Superintendents

Correspondence between Major A Buxton and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a visit to Whipsnade Zoo and the presentation of a Cheetah to the Zoological Society of London

SUP/5/1/2/36 · File · 1946
Part of Superintendents

Correspondence between British Museum (Natural History) and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a report of a Black-Headed Gull to the Bird-Ringing Committee at the British Museum of Natural History, articles on Okapi by Reginald Innes Pocock, an account of the baby Dendrohyrax by Cecil Stanley Webb , Antarctic Seals, skins and skulls of small carnivores, the fox which the Zoological Society of London received from Tel Aviv Gardens, an exhibition of Tree Hyraxes, exhibits for Major Cottam, donations of specimens to the British Museum (Natural History), mongoose skins, Tangier Smith's location in Sze Chuan to locate the original Pandas, the release of Kodiak Bears at Whipsnade Zoo, publications by Doubleday on the Giant Panda, rings for a Golden Eagle from the Bird-Ringing Committee, the species of Monkey from Northern Nigeria, a Leopard from the Himalayas, measurements of the Kodiak Bears called Kam and Schatka at Whipsnade, and a donation of Hedgehogs to the USA

Bristol Zoo
SUP/5/1/1/32 · Item · 1945
Part of Superintendents

Letter from Bristol Zoological Society to Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding any animals or birds from East Africa which may be available

Bristol Zoo
SUP/5/1/2/38 · File · 1946
Part of Superintendents

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

Bedford, Duke of
SUP/5/1/2/24 · File · 1946
Part of Superintendents

Correspondence between the Duke of Bedford and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the importation of Kangaroos from Australia, Pere David Deer at Whipsnade, the transfer of Deer to New York Zoo, and New Zealand Brown Ducks in the Waders Aviary. Also a biography of the 11th Duke of Bedford