From the Ark to the Archive
Ann Hills looks at a little-known treasure trove: the archives of London Zoo.
While London Zoo is trying to raise large sums in order to create a new public image to safeguard its future, the Zoological Society of London, which owns it, are sitting on a little-known treasure trove which (fortunately) cannot be sold: the Zoo's archive.
However, with the help of its new archivist, Paul Humphreys, and a new computer system, the historical value of the archive and library (which date back to the Society's founding in 1826) seem set to rise to the fore, as a wealth of hitherto uncatalogued material is made accessible for the first time.
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