History Collections
Find out more about history collections and History Day
History Collections
Find out more about history collections and History Day

Zoological Society of London
https://www.zsl.org/about-us/zsl-library-collection
ZSL Library contains a wide range of books and journals on all types of animals and their conservation. It has:
- More than 200,000 volumes
- 5,000 journal titles, 1,300 of which are current
- Free wireless internet access
- Document supply and copying services
- Archives of ZSL
- Books dating from 16th century to the present, ranging from popular to technical
- Holdings located on-site
- Modern books on open access in our Reading Room
- Special collection relating to information on zoos
- The ZSL drawings and prints collection
- Image collection
- Collection on the impacts of climate change
History Day contributions
- Hummingbirds at the Zoological Gardens in 1851
- A Daring Heist- Lepidochromy or Nature-Printing of Butterflies and Moths
- Lost and Rare- Illustrations of Extinct and Endangered Animals
- HERpers: Women and Herpetology
- Mark Catesby and his Enduring Legacy
- Artefact of the Month Blog Site
- ZSL Online Catalogue
- Video: Welcome to ZSL’s library & archives