Edinburgh Zoo

Scope and Contents 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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A small information booklet containing information about the RZSS members programme for the years 1991-1992.

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Guidebook for Edinburgh Zoo, dating from 1979. Contains visitor information and details of the animals.

Scope and Contents A guide to the Scottish National Zoological Park, now Edinburgh Zoo, by Thomas Gillespie. This is the fifteenth edition, with an estimated date of 1948. The guide contains 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. There is usually a map included in the...

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A guide to the Scottish Zoological Park (now Edinburgh Zoo) written by Thomas Gillespie. This is the seventeenth edition of the guide, dating from roughly 1950.

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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Volume I Park IV, of the magazine for the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, 'Scottish Zoo and Wild Life'.

contents of this edition of the magazine include; Aquariums, Hydro-Electric Schemes - and fish; Saving Australia's "Teddy Bear"; Zoo Personalities; The Crocodiliams; The Drinking Habbits of Wild Animals; African Oddities; Pages for Young People; Golden Hamsters.