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    <eadid identifier="the-younger-family-collection" mainagencycode="GB 235" url="https://atom-2.rbge.org.uk/index.php/the-younger-family-collection" encodinganalog="identifier">YNG</eadid>
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      <titlestmt>
        <titleproper encodinganalog="title">The Younger Family Collection</titleproper>
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        <publisher encodinganalog="publisher">Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives</publisher>
        <address>
          <addressline>Library,<lb/>Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh,<lb/>20a Inverleith Row</addressline>
          <addressline>Edinburgh</addressline>
          <addressline>EH3 5LR</addressline>
          <addressline>Telephone: 0131 2481036</addressline>
          <addressline>Email: lpaterson@rbge.org.uk</addressline>
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        <date normal="2026-11-04" encodinganalog="date">2026-11-04</date>
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      Generated by Access to Memory (AtoM) 2.10.1      <date normal="2026-11-04">2026-11-04 16:09 UTC</date>
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        <language langcode="eng">English</language>
        <language scriptcode="Latn">Latin</language>
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      <unittitle encodinganalog="3.1.2">The Younger Family Collection</unittitle>
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      <unitdate normal="1890/1960" encodinganalog="3.1.3">c.1890-1960</unitdate>
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        <extent>4 photograph albums, loose photographs, 1 box of documents</extent>
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      <repository>
        <corpname>Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives</corpname>
        <address>
          <addressline>Library,<lb/>Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh,<lb/>20a Inverleith Row</addressline>
          <addressline>Edinburgh</addressline>
          <addressline>EH3 5LR</addressline>
          <addressline>Telephone: 0131 2481036</addressline>
          <addressline>Email: lpaterson@rbge.org.uk</addressline>
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              The written material is a mix of typed and handwritten.        </langmaterial>
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        <famname id="atom_74021_actor">Younger Family</famname>
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      <p>Four photo albums (x2 black, 1 blue, 1 red) containing printed photographs (mostly black and white, some hand coloured) of the Younger Family at the Benmore Estate and the Estate itself. Taken between c.1890s-1960s. Some of the albums contain typed notes by David Younger (c.1929-2012).<lb/><lb/>A box of documents collected by the family relating to mostly to Benmore and a few about the Younger Family. Includes postcards, guidebooks/pamphlets, handwritten research notes by David Younger (c.1929-2012), and newspaper clippings. The box also contained some loose photographs.</p>
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      <genreform>Albums</genreform>
      <genreform>Photographs</genreform>
      <genreform>Newspaper</genreform>
      <genreform>Pamphlets</genreform>
      <genreform>Postcards</genreform>
      <geogname>Benmore</geogname>
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      <p>4 Albums, different constructions/colours (x2 black, 1 blue with gold border, x1 red with 'Younger Family Album' embossed on the front cover')<lb/><lb/>The documents are bundled together.<lb/><lb/>---<lb/>**General Condition:**<lb/>* Overall the albums are in good condition, the odd page has partially loose or detached photographs. The cover the red album is dethatched, pages have heavy foxing, yellowing and discolouration.<lb/><lb/>* Overall the documents are in a good condition, they look how one would expect considering their age.</p>
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      <p>
        <date>Created: 4 November 2026, C. Kemnitz</date>
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      <p>Collection is open to researchers by appointment, see (right click, open link in new tab:) &lt;https://www.rbge.org.uk/science-and-conservation/library-and-archives/visiting-the-library/&gt;</p>
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      <p>Permission required from RBGE.</p>
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          <unittitle encodinganalog="3.1.2">Photographs</unittitle>
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            <extent>4 photograph albums, loose photographs</extent>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="3.1.2">Younger Family - Album 1</unittitle>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="3.1.2">Younger Family - Album 2</unittitle>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="3.1.2">Younger Family - Album 3</unittitle>
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            <p>published</p>
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            <unittitle encodinganalog="3.1.2">Younger Family - Album 4</unittitle>
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            <p>published</p>
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          <did>
            <unittitle encodinganalog="3.1.2">Younger Family - Loose Photographs</unittitle>
            <unitid encodinganalog="3.1.1" repositorycode="GB 235">YNG/1/5</unitid>
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            <p>published</p>
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          <unittitle encodinganalog="3.1.2">Documents</unittitle>
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          <p>published</p>
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