Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (1909)

Elwes writes that the Zoological Society no longer wishes to keep his three-year old Soay ram, and he wonders whether the Edinburgh Zoological Society might like him. He asks whether Ewart knows of anyone who will make him cloth made from Moorit wool.

Campbell writes that she and her husband are willing to donate the goose-swan hybrid to the Edinburgh Zoological Society and that she will wire the Secretary once it has been captured and brought to the Gardens. She invites Ewart to visit them at Garscube to see the birds on the river.

Spencer Ewart thanks Ewart for his paper on the wild ancestors on the domestic sheep and writes that he is returning the paper applying to be made a Fellow of the Zoological Society of Scotland.

A notebook containing details of all the animals born at Edinburgh Zoo between 1914 - 1950.

The main body of the text is divided in the following sections; Date, name of specimen, parents, remarks.

This volume contains details on the first penguin born outside Antartica, 23-24 October 1919, 'Young King Penguin'.

Ledger book containing the details of all the animals which were acquired by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland for Edinburgh Zoo between 1920 - 1938.

The entries to this volume contain the same basic information; the date of arrival, reception number, name, number, sex, how acquired, date and method of departure, and remarks.

A bound volume containing information of all the animals that died at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland between June 1915 - 1937.

Information captured includes the date, name of specimen, reception no., and cause of death.

The amount of information captured on the cause of death varies throughout the volume.

A bound volume containing information on animals who died at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland between June 1937 - June 1949.

Information captured includes the date of death, name of specimen, reception no., and the cause of death.

The amount of information on the causes of death varies throughout the collection. If a post-mortem has taken place, these records should be captured in the collection of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies.

Bound volume containing information on the animals who died at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland between 1949 - 1952.

Information captured includes, the date of death, name of specimen, reception number and cause of death.

A bound ledger book containing details of all the animals which departed the RZSS between November 1933 and August 1945.

Information captured inludes the date, name of specimen, reception no., method of departure (death, sale, otherwise departed), and remarks.

A bound volume containing information on animals which departed the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's care between 1946-1963.

The information captured in this volume includes the date of departure, name of specimen, reception no., method of departure (death, sale, otherwise departed), and remarks.