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General Meetings, Special General Meetings, and Annual General Meetings of the Fellowship. Fellows can put questions and make suggestions to the Council. Originally held every two months, the last General Meeting was 16 Jan 1963.

Files concerning ZSL and film and television. Includes letters from Huxley about a proposed cinema; correspondence about programmes such as "Zoo Time" with Desmond Morris; letters between Zuckerman and Bernstein and Forman of Granada TV

Document listing major events at the Zoological Society of London between 1957 and 1968

Invitations to events run by the Zoological Society of London and invitations to members of Zoological Society of London by external organisations

Records of ZSL's fundraising work (the fundraising function used to be called Development)

Council is the governing body of the Zoological Society of London. It is made up of three elected Officers - the President, Secretary and Treasurer – and twelve elected members. Council members are the Trustees

Agreements for sale of assets of Zoo Operations Ltd back to ZSL

Papers relating to changes in the ZSL Charter and Bylaws. The majority of these papers are on the controversy caused by the intention to open London Zoo to the public on Sunday mornings, formerly the preserve of ZSL Fellows. A group of Fellows formed the 'FZS Committee', under the Chairmanship of Mr RJ Knowles, to fight ZSL Council. The changes in the Bylaws were voted on and approved by the Fellowship, but this was then challenged by Knowles who took ZSL to the High Court and won. Knowles finally lost at the Court of Appeal. Three years later ZSL was granted a new Charter and Bylaws.

The badge of the Zoological Society of London, granted by the College of Arms

The official published annual reports of ZSL. Also known as 'Reports of the Council and Auditors of the Zoological Society of London'. From 2001 called 'Annual Review'.