[François BIDEL (1839-1909)]. Approximately 340 letters addressed to him, 1873-1874; numerous headings. Important correspondence addressed to the trainer, notably concerning his menagerie. Town halls, municipalities and police forces: Amiens, Angers, Bernay, Bologna, Bordeaux, Boulogne-sur-mer, Brussels, Caen, Douai, Florence, Le Havre, Lille, Lyon, Le Mans, Marseille, Milan, Naples, Orléans, Parma, Périgueux, Piacenza, Rimini, Rome, Rouen, Saint-Étienne, Toulon, Tours, Trieste, Venice, etc. Directors of menageries and zoos: Faimali (Serraglio Milanese), Funck (Cologne), Carl Hagenbeck (Hamburg), Philippe Salvini (Palais des Singes)... Naturalists : Ch. Jamrack, Montaudie, Poisson. Agents for theatres and shows, railways, suppliers (tarpaulins and tents, carriages), printers, newspapers, etc. A directory and a poster are attached.