Identity area
Reference code
VIS
Title
Visitors
Date(s)
- 1828-1999 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
9 volumes; 69 items
Context area
Name of creator
(1826-)
Administrative history
Founded in 1826, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is an international scientific, conservation and educational charity whose mission is to promote and achieve the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. It runs the Institute of Zoology, conservation projects in more than 50 countries, and two Zoos, ZSL London Zoo and ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Internal transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
London Zoo opened in April 1828 as the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London, in the first instance only to fellows of the society. It opened to the general public in 1847, in an effort to boost funds for the Zoo.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English