Papers regarding a possible winter closure of Whipsnade Park
Memorandum on a proposed combined admission charge for entrance to the Aquarium and Reptile House
Report by David Seth Smith on the heating apparatus in the Reptile House
Letters from Murray M Johnson to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the Zoological Society of London being liable for a surveyor's fee, the Society's position as tenants, sewers and drains in the gardens, a bill in chancery regarding pheasants which were claimed by the Acclimatisation Society, the lease for the piece of ground on the north side of the canal, the purchase of premises situated in Hanover Square and Oxford Street, and Regent's Canal railway
Includes: memos from the Layout Committee; letters from Lubetkin to Huxley; costings; Contract with Tecton; copy of 'The Architect and Building News', June 1944; handwritten notes; specifications. Includes correspondence with Burnet, Tait and Lorne; and with Tecton. Also mentions other abandoned schemes by Tecton for Gibbon House, Children's Zoo, South Gate. Includes correspondence between Huxley and the Maharajah of Bhavnagar and J Ellerman about funding; with Sir Harry Boyd of the Home Office concerning Royal patronage. Correspondence with Zoo Directors in Chicago, Dresden, Stellingen about their elephant houses.
Concerning the new plans by Casson Conder and partners
Memorandum by the Garden and Whipsnade Committee on accommodation for animals in the Gardens
Memorandum regarding photography at Whipsnade Zoo
Letter from William B Carpenter to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the projected line of railway along the course of Regent's Canal
Information for the Private Secretary on admission charges to Regent's Park and Whipsnade Park