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Correspondence with Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the Zoological Society of London sending a Puff Adder to Tierpark Dahlholzi and the possibility of getting two female Shetland ponies

Correspondence between Toronto Zoo and George Soper Cansdale regarding the Lord Chamberlain providing the Zoological Society of London with a pair of King's Swans from the River Thames, which were then sent to Toronto Zoo in exchange for Beavers. Also other exchanges between Toronto Zoo and the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between United Shipping Co. Ltd and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the shipment of a pair of Australian Dingo Dogs and a pair of Indian Jungle Fowl from the Zoological Society of London to Copenhagen Zoo

3 visitor books spanning the following years: 1913-1925, 1947 and 1925-1936, 1944-1957. These books don't have any indictation of where exactly they were kept, although the main office or Zoo reception seems likely.

Sir John Walsh presents his compliments to Mr Vigors & begs to represent to him the impertinence which he experienced from a Gate Keeper of the name of Parker at the Zoological Gardens this afternoon. This person in demanding Sir John's umbrella & in reply to an observation that as shown was threatening, he was unwilling to relinquish it and with great insolence that it was no use taking, he must have it, & his behaviour was the more improper as Sir John was accompanied by Lady Jane & his children. If the Society find it necessary to adopt a regulation, which in a large garden, & in a showery season must be admitted to be an inconvenient & annoying one to the visitors, it must be their wish that it should be enforced with the greatest civility and they cannot desire to licence their Servants to accost persons of respectability with the manners and tone of a police officer to a pickpocket

28 Berkeley Square
Wednesday

Complaint against Gate Keeper
24 June [1830]

Correspondence with George Soper Cansdale regarding enquiries to Zoo Life

Correspondence between the Zoological Society of Glasgow & West of Scotland and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding construction at Calderpark and advice on fencing for Zebra and cattle

Correspondence regarding collectors of animals

Correspondence between the Zoological Society of Glasgow and The West of Scotland and George Soper Cansdale regarding the exchange of animals between the Zoological Society of Glasgow and the West of Scotland, and the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence with the Zoological Society of Jos regarding assistance from the Zoological Society of London