Includes notebooks, maps with information about vegetation, lecture notes, photographs, draft report on expedition, articles 'African Vegetation', R.W.J Keay, 'Ecological effects of wetland utilization in Africa' and 'The primary productivity of African wetlands, with particular reference to the Okavango Delta', 'The Nile, biology of an ancient river', Keith Thompson, Carte des sols et de la vegetation du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi, G. Yangambi, Notice explicative de la carte des sols et de la vegetation, 1954, Carte des regions climatique du Congo Belge, 1950, post expedition correspondence re findings and report much of it with Dr Peter Shewry and Keith Thompson who along with Prof Woolhouse carried out the botonical work on the expedition and Dr F.C Roger, correspondence re a symposium on the results of the expedition, critique of some elements of the expedition, minutes of the Scientific Exploration Society AGM and annual report, 13 May 1975, Scientific Exploration Society newsletters, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep 1975, copy report on the botanical work of the Zaire River Expedition with rough draft and comments, planning instruction for the expedition and paper outlining scientific objectives of the project, 1973
Includes checklists and recommendations for those attending the expedition, information about health issues, a copy of a contract for Harold Woolhouse, logistical information, copy of a preliminary report, 1977, a report on field reconnaisance undertaken in 1976, correspondence, notes re an enviromental studies group, photocopy of an article Hydrochemistry and Geology in the Brazilian Amazon region by Harold Sioli, equipment lists, information on a pre expedition training weekend at Bordon, Hampshire, correspondence and papers re the aftermath of the expedition, finances, dispersal of equipment, artcile The tropical rainforest in the Amazonas region of Columbia by Charles Phillips, prospectus for the expedition describing origins of the project, 1977, Focus On expedition newsletters, issues 2 and 3, Oct-Dec 1976, copy letter by Charles HR Hutchinson applying for a place on the expedition, 8 Feb 1976, article Ecological aspects of development among Piaroa and Guahibo Indians of the upper Orinoco Basing, Michael J Eden, 1977, copy of notebook describing index system used, diagrams, maps, notes