2 volumes denoting extraordinary expenditure at London and Whipsnade Zoos, between 1864 and 1939. They detail yearly spending on enclosures and buildings, some costs of animals.
Newspaper and magazine adverts, promotional leaflets and flyers. Some pasted into scrapbooks, later ones loose. Also some examples of posters for both London and Whipsnade Zoo.
Letter and map regarding a visit of the Members of the Council of the Zoological Society of London to inspect Whipsnade Farm on the Ashbridge Estate
Note from the Secretary regarding the development of a Zoological Park at Hall Farm, Whipsnade
Arrangements for a visit to Whipsnade, with a map of the area
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, formerly known as Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, is a zoo and safari park located at Whipsnade, near Dunstable in Bedfordshire, England. It is one of two zoos (the other being ZSL London Zoo in Regent's Park, London) that are owned by the Zoological Society of London. A disastrous fire in Whipsnade's Administration block in 1962 destroyed most of the archives held at Whipsnade (except for the Whipsnade Daily Occurrences). The files listed here were the ones kept in the Offices at Regent's Park, and were therefore not lost in the fire.
Zoological Society of LondonPapers regarding the tenancy of Hall Farm
Papers regarding Whipsnade Zoo conveyances
Regulations Made Under Section 17 of the Zoological Society of London Act, 1928