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Letter from James Browning giving thanks for friendly advice to withdraw a motion. He says that he had forgotten the invaluable services of Mr Vigors to the Zoological Society of London. He invites Edward Turner Bennett to a 10 acre estate for a specifically defined period. Also a ticket for admittance to the Garden of the Horticultural Society

Letters from Arthur E Brown of the Zoological Society of Philadelphia, to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the birth of an African elephant

Letters from William John Broderip to Edward Turner Bennett regarding the entrance ticket to the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London belonging to Prince Talleyrand, a rhinoceros close to Thames Police Office which could be purchased by the Society, the plan of building at the Park versus a town house, a newspaper report regarding the Zoological Society of London being in treaty with the agent of the Marquess of Anglesea for the purchase of Uxbridge House, and a specimen for the Gardens

Correspondence between the British India Steam Navigations Company Ltd and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the shipment of two Leopard cubs from Bombay Natural History Society to the Zoological Society of London

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

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

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

Letter from Charles James Blomfield to Nicholas Aylward Vigors regarding a letter to be presented to the council or managing committee of the Zoological Society of London

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

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