Correspondence between Wm Brown, Atkinson and Co Ltd and George Soper Cansdale regarding two pairs of young Black Swans, a present from the Government and people of Western Australia to Winston Churchill

Correspondence between Charles Turner and George Soper Cansdale regarding a request for Swans from the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between Toronto Zoo and George Soper Cansdale regarding the Lord Chamberlain providing the Zoological Society of London with a pair of King's Swans from the River Thames, which were then sent to Toronto Zoo in exchange for Beavers. Also other exchanges between Toronto Zoo and the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence with Captain A Granville Soames regarding Winston Churchill's Black Swan

Correspondence between Captain A Granville Soames and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding Black Swans

Correspondence with Peter Scott of The Severn Wildfowl Trust regarding Whoopers for the Princess Royal, a Hawaiian duck, a Black Swan from Sir Winston, an exchange of ducks, methods of preventing birds' flight, Greylag Geese, the Scientific Advisory Committee of The Severn Wildfowl Trust, a Brazilian Teal duck brought by Gerald Durrell, tickets for admission to London Zoo and labels

Letter from Edward Roche to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding birds and other animals being delivered, such as black necked swans, pheasants and antelope

Correspondence with Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding queries about birds, such as Java Sparrows, steps that should be taken by the Government of Malta to procure Swans, a request for a pair of Garganey, black Swans in a park in Kirkcaldy, and the average life of a Cormorant

Correspondence between the Marquess of Bath and George Soper Cansdale regarding a request for a black Swan, and a suggestion to contact Winston Churchill

Correspondence with Viscount Head regarding the transport of a Gibbon to Lagos, and Chimpanzees and Swans to Kuala Lumpur