Zoo animals

Scope and Contents Two full runs of posters displaying an A-Z of birds and mammals at Edinburgh Zoo. 56 posters in total. The posters show a single animal per poster illustrated by Joseph R Smith. They were printed by McLagan and Cumming, Lithographers, Edinburgh The posters were produced in the early 1930s and displayed on tram stations on the Corstophine Road route, encouraging people to visit the zoo via the trams. Birds; A for Little-Auk; B for Budgerigars; C...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The archive of the Royal Zoological Society has been assembled from various locations across the site of Edinburgh Zoo. According to Thomas Gillespie's publication, "The Story of the Edinburgh Zoo", published 1964, much of the early documentation of the society has been lost over time. This is reflected in the collection here. Although official documentation may have been lost over the years, the story of the history of society and Edinburgh Zoo is accessible through this...

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The Spring, 1988 edition of Ark File, the newsletter of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.

This newsletter focuses on the educational work done at Edinburgh Zoo and includes articles on the following; Gibbons, 75th Anniversary Appeal, amphibian conservation, the arrivals and departures of animals at the RZSS zoos.

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Volume 2, Autumn Edition 1993 of Ark File. The magazine of the RZSS.

This edition includes stories on site developement at Edinburgh Zoo, the Prehensile tailed skink, sealions at British zoos, updates from the Highland Wildlife Park, and details on the arrivals and departures of animals at RZSS sites.

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Volume 2, summer edition 1993 of Ark File, the magazine for the RZSS.

In this edition topics include; the cleaning of the penguin enclosure windows; appearance of female monkeys; Highland Wildlife Park news; arrivals and departures of animals at the RZSS's zoos.

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Volume 6, 1997 Spring edition of Ark File, the newsletter of the RZSS.

This edition includes, news from the zoo, tortoises, vetfile, penguins, Highland Wildlife Park news, and diary.

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Volume 8, 1999 winter edition of Ark File, the newsletter of the RZSS. Articles and topics in this edition include; gentle lemurs, eco-action; Africa, tigers, details of the arrivals and departures at the RZSS's zoos.

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Volume 9, 2000 Spring edition of Ark Files, the newsletter of the RZSS. In this edition are articles on staff, parrots, Diana monkeys, Anoas, zoos in the 21st century, Sulawesi and endemism, ponies for people, updates on the arrivals and departures of animals at RZSS sites. Includes insert of children's activity page.

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This is the first edition of Zoo File, a newsletter for the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Winter 1987.

The magazine contains updates of the goings on at Edinburgh Zoo and the Highland Wildlife Park. In this edition, there are articles on the Red Panda, white-fronted lemur, animal portraiture, prairie dogs, and details of new arrivals and departures from the RZSS's zoos.

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A collection of lantern slides, possibly taken by Mary Elizabeth Gillespie, Thomas Gillespie's wife. The photographs are mainly of animals at Edinburgh Zoo. Further details of individual slides can be found at item level.