Chester Zoo Archive Team are proud to announce the launch of the brand new digital Chester Zoo Archive Catalogue.
The archive website includes a ‘News’ page where we will post updates about newly catalogued series from the Chester Zoo archive collection as they become available. ‘About the Archives’ provides a general overview of ZSL’s Archives collections. ‘Archives Stories’ will feature articles about the history of Chester Zoo relating to our animal collection, our zoo community, people and our buildings and architecture. ‘How to search’ includes handy tips for searching the catalogue. Use the ‘Search the Archive’ link to begin your Chester Zoo research
Chester Zoo Newletters
Chester Zoo has published newsletters since 1937. Its aim was to give members an insight into what was happening at the zoo and to share news about it’s animal collection. These newsletters are a rich resource for our zoo history and are fully searchable. The newsletter has changed its name a few times over the […]
Annual Reports
Chester Zoo Archive’s Team is excited to let you know that Chester Zoo’s Annual Reports from 1935 to the current year have been digitised are available to view in our archive catalogue. They provide a rich historical insight into Chester Zoo’s operations, animal moves and financial performance over our nearly 100 year history. To view […]