Correspondence between Clarence Bartlett, Philip Lutley Sclater and Balmoral Castle regarding the skin and skeleton of a giraffe and the donation of the skin to the Natural History Museum. Also telegrams from Balmoral Castle sending the Queen's condolences on the death of the giraffe and her request that it should be buried

Letter from Lewis Adolphus Bernays to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the Acclimatisation Society of Queensland

Letter from Henry Francis Blanford to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding an application from the Prosector's assistant at the Zoological Society of London for the post of Osteologist at the Indian Museum

Letters from A de Borre of the Musee Royal d'Histoire Naturelle Brussels, to Philip Lutley Sclater

Letters from Arthur E Brown of the Zoological Society of Philadelphia, to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the birth of an African elephant

Letter sent by G P Clifford to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding birds sent by the Otago Acclimatisation Society to the Zoological Society of London

Letters from Thomas Henry Huxley to Philip Lutley Sclater asking about available birds for dissection, meetings of the Council of the Zoological Society of London, proofs and woodcuts for a paper, specimens of birds and the Marine Biological Association

Correspondence between the Societe Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Gand and Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the exchange of animals including a Bubal

Letter from J G Vidjen of the Queensland Acclimatisation Society, to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding a shipment of birds for the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between Sir Sidney Frederick Harmer and Joan Procter regarding Procter's remuneration and the Natural History Museum, articles in the press about Procter, a joint paper published by Procter and Dr Malcolm Smith, and Procter leaving the Natural History Museum