Gillespie, Thomas Haining, 1876-1967 (solicitor, zoological administrator, and broadcaster)

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Copies of outgoing letters from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland director, Thomas Gillespie. This collection of letters (arranged in date order) date from between 10th May 1949 - 11th August 1949.

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Copies of outgoing letters from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland Director, Thomas Gillespie. These letters are kept in chronological order from 23rd November 1949 - 22nd March 1950.

Scope and Contents During the move of the RZSS collection from Edinburgh Zoo to the University of Edinburgh, a collection of copy letter books were discovered containing outgoing correspondence from RZSS director, Thomas Gillespie. Any outgoing correspondence from the directors of the RZSS are contained in these copy letters. This is an incomplete run of letters. Other copy letter folders may be found in the future, however many of these letters could have been historically...

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A guide to the Scottish Zoological Park (now Edinburgh Zoo) written by Thomas Gillespie. This is the eighth edition of the guide, dating from roughly 1930.

The guide contains a fold out map of the zoo site, information on the RZSS council, hours and terms of admission to the park, feeding times, care of the animals, information on all the animals at the zoological park. The publication is full of photographs showing the animals at the zoo, the estate, and staff.

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A guide to the Scottish Zoological Park (now Edinburgh Zoo) written by Thomas Gillespie. This is the eleventh edition of the guide, dating from roughly 1935.

The guide contains a fold out map of the zoo site, information on the RZSS council, hours and terms of admission to the park, feeding times, care of the animals, information on all the animals at the zoological park. The publication is full of photographs showing the animals at the zoo, the estate, and staff.

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A guide to the Scottish Zoological Park (now Edinburgh Zoo) written by Thomas Gillespie. This is the fifth edition of the guide, dating from 1921.

The guide contains a fold out map of the zoo site, information on the RZSS council, hours and terms of admission to the park, feeding times, care of the animals, information on all the animals at the zoological park. The publication is full of photographs showing the animals at the zoo, the estate, and staff.

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A guide to the Scottish Zoological Park (now Edinburgh Zoo) written by Thomas Gillespie. This is the first edition of the guide, dated 1914.

The guide contains a fold out map of the zoo site, information on the RZSS council, hours and terms of admission to the park, feeding times, care of the animals, information on all the animals at the zoological park. The publication is full of photographs showing the animals at the zoo, the estate, and staff.

Scope and Contents A popular Official Guide to the Scottish Zoological Park, now Edinburgh Zoo, by Thomas Gillespie. This is the fourteenth edition, with an estimated date of 1947 due to the change of RZSS President after the death of Lord Salvesen in 1946. The guide contains a fold out map of the zoo site, information on the RZSS council, hours and terms of admission to the park, feeding times, care of the animals, information on all the animals at the zoological park. The publication is full of...

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A copy of a guide to the Scottish Zoological Park, now Edinburgh Zoo, by Thomas Gillespie. This is the fourth edition of the guide dating from 1917.

The guide contains a fold out map of the zoo site, information on the RZSS council, hours and terms of admission to the park, feeding times, care of the animals, information on all the animals at the zoological park. The publication is full of photographs showing the animals at the zoo, the estate, and staff.

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A guide to the Scottish Zoological Park (now Edinburgh Zoo) written by Thomas Gillespie. This is the ninth edition of the guide, dating from roughly 1930.

The guide contains a fold out map of the zoo site, information on the RZSS council, hours and terms of admission to the park, feeding times, care of the animals, information on all the animals at the zoological park. The publication is full of photographs showing the animals at the zoo, the estate, and staff.