Correspondence and agreements with Geoffrey Marr Vevers for the engagement of a Commissionaire permanently employed by the Zoological Society of London
Letters to William Ogilby
Letters to E T Bennett (or to the Secretary of the Zoological Society). An occasional letter is addressed to John Bennett who was Edward's brother and a botanist at the British Museum. Mr Bennett commenced as Vice Secretary. He founded the library although it was, for a number of years, located in his office with less than 1000 books
Correspondence between Sir Arthur Landsborough Thomson and L Harrison Matthews regarding outside activities of members of staff, Scientific Meetings, an invitation to the dinner of the British Ornithologists' Union, meetings of the Council and Honorary Life Fellowships
Correspondence between Sir Arthur Landsborough Thomson and L Harrison Matthews regarding meetings of the Selection Committee, the Annual Report, meetings of the Finance Committee, meetings of the Publications Committee, statement of the duties of Honorary Officers, the arrangement of Committees, abstracts in the Ibis, the Zoological Record, the Chairman of the Pink Elephants, the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, Scientific Meetings, the British Guiana expedition, meetings of the Prosectorial Committee, the United Workers' Association, Professional Fellows, the Medical Research Council, the Centenary celebration of Madras Zoo, allegations against staff, Gerbils of the genus Meriones, and cases of controlling inter-current tuberculosis among colonies of monkeys
Correspondence between Sir Arthur Landsborough Thomson and L Harrison Matthews regarding Dr Harrison Matthews' memorandum for a Council Meeting, articles in the International Zoo Yearbook, and candidates for the Scientific Fellowship
Includes memos about ZSL Library