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American Express
SUP/5/1/2/7 · File · 1946
Part of Superintendents

Correspondence American Express and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding animals being shipped to the Zoological Society of London, including mink on board the SS Corrales, a white owl on SS Empire McCullum, a collection of animals aboard the SS Isipingo, a sloth bear cub from Bombay on SS Mantola, five monkeys on SS Isipingo, a bear cub on SS Mantola, animals on SS Deido, kangaroos on SS Rivercrest, animals aboard SS Tarkwa, caotimundis and capybara on SS Arakaka, a leopard on SS Congonia, a bandicoot on SS Brittanic, a shipment on SS Freetown, an ocelot and owl on Arakaka

Animal adoptions
SUP/5/1/2/8 · File · 1946
Part of Superintendents

Correspondence with Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding an adoption scheme run by the Zoological Society of London, including for a Nagor Antelope, a Monkey called Bingo, a Green Monkey called Charlie, red and yellow macaws, poultry for the Children's Zoo, Patagonian Cavy, Sooty Mangabey, Parrots, a Dingo called Tony, Marmots, Minnie the Tree Kangaroo, Ali the Bear, a Fox cub called Margery, a Sooty Mangabey called Betsy, and a lion and snowy owl

SUP/5/1/3/5 · File · 1947
Part of Superintendents

Correspondence between the British Museum (Natural History) and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a parcel containing fleas sent by Dr J Joff, USSR, reindeer breeding in northern Sweden, a case of Snowy Owls, the skin of a Ringed Penguin, the skull belonging to the White Tayra, a Spider Monkey brought by Webb from British Guiana, and a specimen of the barbel, Barbus barbus

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

Burton, P M
SUP/5/1/1/33 · File · 1945
Part of Superintendents

Correspondence between P M Burton and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a young Monkey, three Chameleons, a Python and a Boa Constrictor for the Zoological Society of London

K F Moorhouse Ltd
SUP/5/1/2/135 · File · 1946
Part of Superintendents

Correspondence between K F Moorhouse Ltd and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the introduction of a Monkey House into the Aquarium at Brighton Aquarium

L Cura & Sons
SUP/5/1/1/77 · Item · 1945
Part of Superintendents

Letter regarding an order of 4 Pythons, 6 Bengal Monitors and 50 Rhesus Monkeys by the Zoological Society of London

Pulfer, G W
SUP/5/1/1/108 · File · 1945
Part of Superintendents

Correspondence between G W Pulfer and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the shipment of a pet monkey to the United Kingdom from South East Asia

Pullinger, E F
SUP/5/1/1/109 · File · 1945
Part of Superintendents

Correspondence between E F Pullinger and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the import of monkeys