Correspondence between the British Museum (Natural History) and George Soper Cansdale regarding specimens donated by the Zoological Society of London to the British Museum (Natural History)

Letters from C J Battersby, of the British Museum (Natural History), regarding Dr Smith's specimens, the feeding of snakes, papers bought for Joan Procter, and Christmas greetings

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

Letter from Karl Schmidt, Assistant Curator of Reptiles and Amphibians at the Field Museum of Natural History, regarding Procter leaving the British Museum and accepting an appointment at the Zoological Society of London

Letters from Franz Werner to Joan Procter regarding specimens of snakes, an exchange of papers, volumes by Mr Boulenger, a gift of newts, a new frog in London Zoo, and Procter's position at the British Museum

Letters from Gaston-Francois de Witte to Joan Procter regarding her work at the British Museum and papers recommended by Procter

Correspondence with the Coryndon Museum regarding the sale of an Ostrich to the Zoological Society of London, and the offer of a Cricetomys and a Hinged Tortoise

Circulars, printed papers and correspondence of Dr Bidder, mainly concerning the Meetings of British Zoologists, the forming of the Association of British Zoologists, and urging the split of the British Museum and the Natural History Museum. Most are from 1920's and are unordered. Includes letters from Prof. Balfour-Browne, P Chalmers Mitchell and E Ray Lankester, etc

Edward George Boulenger spent three weeks in America where he visited and studied the aquaria, zoological parks and museums in New York and Chicago

Report of a meeting between the Trustees of the British Museum and the representatives of the Museum Conference of Naturalists, with correspondence, a memorandum on the problem of combining the administrative and technical or scientific direction of National Museums with special reference to the British Museum (Natural History) and papers from meetings