Letter from John Green to David William Mitchell regarding the transport of the hippopotamus on the 'Ripon' for the Zoological Society of London

4 letters from unknown authors to David William Mitchell regarding membership of the Zoological Society of London, a large blood hound for the Society and the transportation of animals

Correspondence between J R Davis and Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the transport of the elephant and Burmese Bronzes

Letters from C Reiche to Philip Lutley Sclater regarding the transportation of a sealion and a pair of ostriches to the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between T R Beckett and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding a collection of animals from Nigeria to be given to the Zoological Society of London, including Ostriches, Cranes and Marabous

Correspondence between Bombay Natural History Society and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the import of animals to the Zoological Society of Great Britain, including a Sloth Bear Cubs and Snakes

Correspondence between the British Overseas Airways Corporation and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding Customs Exemptions for the import of reptiles from Takoradi, Nyasa and Akimoda to the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between Anthony Chaplin and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the import of animals from France to the Zoological Society of London

Correspondence between Winston Churchill and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding the shipment of two White Kangaroos to the Zoological Society of London on board the Rivercrest and arrangements for Black Swans to go to Chartwell

Correspondence between B J Iken and Geoffrey Marr Vevers regarding an attempt to ship animals belonging to a Mrs Taylor in Nigeria, to the Zoological Society of London