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Records of the committees of London Zoo and Whipsnade Zoo

Records of press and marketing of London Zoo and Whipsnade Zoo, with press cuttings books

Records relating to the Institute of Zoology and ZSL's scientific endeavours

The Zoological Club, connected with ZSL, was founded in 1866 by HW Bates, WH Flower, TH Huxley, PL Sclater, and others. The Club met to dine at various restaurants, including the Cafe Royal, before basing itself at London Zoo from 1914.

Extant files describing animal acquisitions that took place between 1936 and 1968

Records relating to ZSL during World War Two.

Papers relating to the financial activities of ZSL

Books filled in daily, listing the arrivals and departures, births and deaths of animals at London Zoo and Whipsnade. Other details mentioned in some of the books are numbers of visitors and money taken, particular visitors, keepers absent, unwell animals, building works, temperatures in the animal houses, weather. Also referred to as 'day books'.

Records of conservation work undertaken by ZSL