Papers regarding the symposia 'Zoos and Conservation' at the Zoological Society of London, including correspondence, speeches and reports
Correspondence between G Kenneth Whitehead and George Soper Cansdale regarding the stock of Muntjac at London and Whipsnade Zoos
Letter to J N Ritchie of the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food regarding the Animal Welfare and Husbandry Committee forming a sub-committee dealing with Animal Breeding
Two lists: birds and quadrupeds, 29 April 1851 to 29 April 1852. Signed by James Hunt, Head Keeper
List of American zoos by A Lindsay; Report of a visit to New York and Chicago (1936); 'Notes on visits to some foreign zoos, 1934 and 1935' by Huxley (covering New York Bronx, Philadelphia, Washington, Paris Vincennes, Hamburg, Berlin, Munich Hellabrun, & Frankfurt); extract from report on the British Colonial Exhibit, World's Fair, New York, 1939; Report on visit to Austria and Germany by D Seth Smith (c1937); Report on a visit to the Zoological Gardens at Antwerp, Rotterdam and Amsterdam (1935); Report on a visit to France (1938); letter from Chalmers Mitchell to the Directors of Zoological Gardens in Germany, introducing Huxley, 1935; handwritten notes on zoos; notebook; 'La Reproduction des Animaux Sauvages en Captivite' by A Urbain; Report on visit to Brookfield Zoo (1940); guide to Internationalen Jagdaustellung, Berlin, 1937.
Correspondence with Joyce Raven regarding the breeding of Giant Pandas
Press releases from the Institute of Zoology regarding the world's first Przewalski Wild Horse born to a surrogate pony, breeding endangered species, a new veterinary hospital at Whipsnade, British wildlife to benefit from health research and a Zoological Society of London scientist winning an International Environment Award
Correspondence with Philadelphia Zoo regarding the transport of snakes and the breeding of Tarsiers