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An album of black and white and colour photographs, including images of herpetofauna (snakes, frogs and crocodiles) in captivity and in the wild, as well as various zoo reptile enclosures, including Berlin, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Singapore and Chester

Memorandum on a proposed combined admission charge for entrance to the Aquarium and Reptile House

Letter from John Colam of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the serpent feeding in the reptile house being a healthy amusement for children and young persons

Letter from Edgar Chatterton to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding no longer being able to view the animals behind the cages following reports in the newspapers about the way in which the reptiles were being fed in the reptile house

Diaries kept by staff that record events, visitors, health of animals etc., in the Reptile House at London Zoo

Letter from Edmund B d'Auvergne to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the feeding of live animals to snakes in the Reptile House

Notes for the Estimates Committee on Miss Sladden who was given accommodation in the Reptile House to continue her research on stick insects in return for helping with the rearing of reptiles and amphibia

Paper by Joan Procter listing safety regulations for the Reptile House at the Zoological Society of London, including unpacking, helpers, snake-bites, entering cages, duty and visitors

Paper by Burgess Barnett on precautions against snake bites in the Reptile House