Zoos
Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from the Herbrand Arthur Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford, 04 June 1903
The Duke enquires where the mule Kiang came from, as he has two himself, and gives details of them. He invites Ewart to visit him at Woburn Abbey and view them. He states that they expect a pair of Grevy's zebras at the Zoo.
Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Henry Dudley Le Souef, 16 March 1898
Le Souef describes the cross-bred zebra that the Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens have in their care. It is the product of a Burchell's zebra and white donkey, and is four years old. He goes on to give a physical description of the foal, and writes that he is enclosing photos of the specimens (not present).
Letters and leaflets from other animal charities about animals in captivity, 1928 - 1938
Mr. John Galsworthy on Zoos, 1929
A pamphlet containing "An important letter from Mr John Galsworthy, which appeared in the Liverpool Post and Mercury, 18th July 1929", on the subject of a potential zoo in Liverpool.
Reprinted by the R.S.P.C.A.
The Wild or Prejeyalski's [Przewalski's] Horse, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a pair of Prejeyalski's [Przewalski's] horses in a pen at the New York Zoological Park, 'in their summer coat' in the early/mid 20th century.
Zoo draws veil over gay penguins (The Scotsman), 5 Mar 2002
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.