Letters from John Anderson to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the Indian Museum in Calcutta
Letters from Thomas George Baring to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the Zoological Gardens at Calcutta
Bills and receipts received by James Thompson in relation to his mission to Calcutta
Correspondence with Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the exchange of animals between Calcutta Zoo and the Zoological Society of London
Copy of a letter from Earl Charles John Canning to Colonel Phipps regarding birds in Calcutta and an expedition by an agent of the Zoological Society of London
Correspondence between the Duke of Bedford and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding getting European Bison from Poland, the Curator of the New York Zoological Society sending White-tailed deer to the Zoological Society of London, an offer of Chartley Cattle and Soay Sheep by the Duke of Bedford, a specimen of the under-coat of the Pere David's deer, the early history of Pere David's deer, an Indian Rhino being brought from Calcutta by ZSL Overseer L M Flewin, Wisent bulls in Stockholm, the rearing of Pere David's deer at Whipsnade, an exchange of Parakeets, and the importation of Pere David's deer to Australia,
Correspondence between Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co. Ltd and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a shipment of birds, leopards and sundries from Calcutta to Colombo
Letters from Grindlay and Co to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the transport of animals and birds from Calcutta
Letter regarding a Bill of Lading for the wild animals shipped to the Zoological Society of London per S.S. City of Calcutta
Files relating to a trip Thompson took to Calcutta to bring back animals. Includes finances, bills and a brief diary.