Correspondence between Sir Philip Mitchell and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the offer of two male lions to the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between Captain C McKenzie and George Soper Cansdale regarding two lion cubs sent to the Zoological Society of London from Nigeria. One was named The Emir of Katagum and the other McKenzie of Katagum

Correspondence between R H Wright and George Soper Cansdale regarding a donation of a Lion cubs and Ostriches from Nigeria

Correspondence between H L Hatch and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a young male lion cub sent by Chief Mohammed Makongoro K.M. of Ikizu Chiefdom of Musoma, for the schoolchildren of Great Britain and a consignment of animals being brought by Mr Hatch, the Head Keeper of Dudley Zoo

Mr Buckland Sir
I am ashamed of you as ort to be as is thought to be a Natteralist about them ere lions in Daniels den. Yes they hev fine Manes no doubt in the Pictur and you ar all right Sir about the [?] of the 3 year old at our establishement Mr Jamrach as gos in for the ould testiment he says they niver had South African black manes in Nebukednezers country. You may hev seed the Maneless lion as was in the Zoological sum years back and cum from North of India. Well I tuk my missus a Whitmunday to the Kademy and seed the pictur cost me two bob and a Whituesday we went to the british Museum free gratis and tuk her into the [?] where Nebukednezers hartist has drawed in stone the Assisirrian Lions in a way as shows that he observed ther nature and must have bin the sort that ort to have med a mil of Daniel and they have no more Manes nor the Maneless lions as are now in North Indier. Its all right what you say of the Kademy hartists that they should observe nature more and I says they should not go to the Cap to get lions for Daniels den but other folk besides hartists should look to nature and the geograffical dustribution of beastes.
Your humble Servant

Letter from Philip Hermogenes Calderon to Philip Lutley Sclater requesting a card permitting his son, William Francis Calderon, to sketch lions and leopards at the Zoological Society of London

Letters from Herbert Thomas Dicksee to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding tickets for the gardens of the Zoological Society of London and his etched plates of lions and tigers, proofs of which he offered to the Society

Letters from William K Ball to David William Mitchell regarding a lion that was in possession of Sir Vincent Casolain and was to be deposited at the Zoological Society of London

Letters from R I Bouchier to David William Mitchell regarding five ostriches for the Zoological Society of London, a lion from Sir Vincent Casolain and a collection of living reptiles

Letter from Sir Victor Casolain to David William Mitchell regarding a lion and lioness forwarded to the care of Mr Boucher at Malta, and to be sent to the Zoological Society of London