Papers regarding the Michael Sobell Pavilions for Apes and Monkeys at ZSL London Zoo, including Council minutes, memorandums, briefs, plans and correspondence

Correspondence with the collector B L Mitchell regarding animals to be collected from Nyasaland for the Zoological Society of London, including Vervet Monkeys, Jackal cubs, Martial Hawk Eagle, Pangolins and Bush Babies

Correspondence with G C Sauvage regarding animals for sale including Sitentunga, Reticulated Giraffes, a Brazza Monkey, Waterbuck, Vultures, Gazelles and Canaries

Correspondence with Allen Silver regarding the donation of a Guereza Monkey to the Zoological Society of London

Atheneum Club Pall Mall

Nov 30 187-
7.30pm

Your Royal Highness

My Page Boy has just brought your telegram. You are most kind the Hedgehogs will be most acceptable.
I am writing about them in a new edition of White's Selbourne. I expect they were discovered when hybernating any particulars will be acceptable.

Yours most obliged

Frank Buckland

I want to see how many spines a hedgehog has I shall make one into a pie and boils his skin and count the spines. So much obliged.
I shall see if the hedgehogs will agree with my Monkeys I have four now.
Please send them to 37 Albany St.

Correspondence between the British Museum (Natural History) and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a parcel containing fleas sent by Dr J Joff, USSR, reindeer breeding in northern Sweden, a case of Snowy Owls, the skin of a Ringed Penguin, the skull belonging to the White Tayra, a Spider Monkey brought by Webb from British Guiana, and a specimen of the barbel, Barbus barbus

Correspondence between R E Glover and George Soper Cansdale regarding the supply of West African monkeys for research work in England

Correspondence between B Bevis and George Soper Cansdale regarding the offer of a White Nosed Monkey from West Africa to the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between Mr and Mrs G Bouch and George Soper Cansdale regarding the donation of a White Nosed Monkey to the Zoological Society of London