Zoo animals

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Information leaflet for Edinburgh Zoo marking the completion of the penguin enclosure in 1992.

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Information leaflet containing information on Edinburgh Zoo and a map of the site.

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A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.

Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.

Scope and Contents A revised guide to the Scottish Zoological Park (now Edinburgh Zoo) written by G.D. Fisher, Director-Secretary to the RZSS. This edition dates from roughly 1969. With tigers on the cover of one and the other missing its cover, this guild includes; 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,...

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Letters, written mainly to Thomas Gillespie, about the sale and transportation of animals heading to Edinburgh Zoo. The letters vary from offers of animals, transportation details, negotiations. This bundle of letters contain many from the following individuals and companies; P. Brodeur; Alan Best; A.C. Acooli; John Alabi and company; Canadian Pacific Express Company; Lt. Colonel G. Kirkbride; G. Cansdale.

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Letters regarding animals coming in to the RZSS collection at Edinburgh Zoo in 1938. There are sizable collections of letters from Gerrard Tyrwhitt Drake and Dr. J. A. Campbell (Toronto). Topics covered in these letters include; otters; lists of animals on offer; transportation of animals (giraffe, birds, leopards, snakes, crocodile, reptiles etc.) Also are letters from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

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Newspaper cuttings which have been pasted into seven large volumes dating from 1909 (the foundation of the RZSS) up till 1971. The newspaper cuttings contain stories and images from the history of the RZSS and other zoological matters occuring around Scotland.

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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.